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