Statistics
Practising barristers | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All barristers | 2411 | 100 |
Female barristers | 647 | 26.84 |
Male barristers | 1763 | 73.12 |
Seniority (in years) | < 1 | 1 - 5 | 6 - 10 | 11 - 15 | 16 - 25 | 26 - 35 | 36 - | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 29 | 156 | 150 | 117 | 125 | 53 | 17 | 647 |
Male | 30 | 259 | 292 | 243 | 385 | 273 | 281 | 1763 |
Total | 59 | 416 | 442 | 360 | 510 | 326 | 298 | 2411 |
Ages (in years) | <= 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90+ | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 8 | 167 | 219 | 146 | 70 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 647 |
Male | 16 | 296 | 393 | 381 | 376 | 275 | 26 | 0 | 1763 |
Total | 24 | 463 | 613 | 527 | 446 | 311 | 26 | 0 | 2411 |
Senior counsel (QC or SC) | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All senior counsel | 381 | 100 |
Female senior counsel | 59 | 15.49 |
Male senior counsel | 322 | 84.51 |
Practice Area | Male | Female | Total | M:F Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative dispute resolution | 310 | 90 | 400 | 3.44 |
Appellate | 613 | 212 | 825 | 2.89 |
Commercial | 698 | 229 | 927 | 3.05 |
Common law/personal injury | 355 | 97 | 452 | 3.66 |
Criminal | 459 | 180 | 639 | 2.55 |
Defamation | 74 | 33 | 107 | 2.24 |
Environment and planning | 135 | 66 | 201 | 2.05 |
Equity | 596 | 194 | 790 | 3.07 |
Family law and guardianship | 174 | 98 | 272 | 1.78 |
Industrial/employment | 206 | 73 | 279 | 2.82 |
Inquests/inquiries | 487 | 194 | 681 | 2.51 |
International | 184 | 59 | 243 | 3.12 |
Public/administrative | 509 | 207 | 716 | 2.46 |
Tax/revenue | 121 | 34 | 155 | 3.56 |