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