Statistics
Practising barristers | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All barristers | 2414 | 100 |
Female barristers | 619 | 25.64 |
Male barristers | 1794 | 74.32 |
Seniority (in years) | < 1 | 1 - 5 | 6 - 10 | 11 - 15 | 16 - 25 | 26 - 35 | 36 - | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 34 | 155 | 152 | 87 | 129 | 43 | 19 | 619 |
Male | 45 | 276 | 286 | 214 | 410 | 293 | 270 | 1794 |
Total | 79 | 432 | 438 | 301 | 539 | 336 | 289 | 2414 |
Ages (in years) | <= 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90+ | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 12 | 162 | 192 | 149 | 71 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 619 |
Male | 14 | 299 | 381 | 420 | 395 | 272 | 13 | 0 | 1794 |
Total | 26 | 461 | 574 | 569 | 466 | 305 | 13 | 0 | 2414 |
Senior counsel (QC or SC) | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All senior counsel | 402 | 100 |
Female senior counsel | 60 | 14.93 |
Male senior counsel | 342 | 85.07 |
Practice Area | Male | Female | Total | M:F Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative dispute resolution | 291 | 82 | 373 | 3.55 |
Appellate | 576 | 200 | 776 | 2.88 |
Commercial | 675 | 218 | 893 | 3.1 |
Common law/personal injury | 344 | 94 | 438 | 3.66 |
Criminal | 432 | 176 | 608 | 2.45 |
Defamation | 71 | 30 | 101 | 2.37 |
Environment and planning | 128 | 63 | 191 | 2.03 |
Equity | 576 | 184 | 760 | 3.13 |
Family law and guardianship | 157 | 92 | 249 | 1.71 |
Industrial/employment | 199 | 70 | 269 | 2.84 |
Inquests/inquiries | 461 | 186 | 647 | 2.48 |
International | 178 | 55 | 233 | 3.24 |
Public/administrative | 479 | 195 | 674 | 2.46 |
Tax/revenue | 117 | 30 | 147 | 3.9 |