Statistics

Practising barristers Number %
All barristers 2457 100
Female barristers 667 27.15
Male barristers 1789 72.81
Seniority (in years) < 1 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 25 26 - 35 36 - Total
Female 49 156 150 118 125 52 17 667
Male 60 258 292 243 384 271 281 1789
Total 109 415 442 361 509 323 298 2457
Ages (in years) <= 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 89 90+ Total
Female 12 177 226 146 70 35 0 0 667
Male 25 313 396 380 374 275 26 0 1789
Total 37 490 623 526 444 310 26 0 2457
Senior counsel (QC or SC) Number %
All senior counsel 404 100
Female senior counsel 66 16.34
Male senior counsel 338 83.66
Practice Area Male Female Total M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution 312 91 403 3.43
Appellate 620 213 833 2.91
Commercial 703 229 932 3.07
Common law/personal injury 358 97 455 3.69
Criminal 459 182 641 2.52
Defamation 75 33 108 2.27
Environment and planning 135 67 202 2.01
Equity 601 195 796 3.08
Family law and guardianship 175 99 274 1.77
Industrial/employment 207 74 281 2.8
Inquests/inquiries 490 196 686 2.5
International 186 59 245 3.15
Public/administrative 514 208 722 2.47
Tax/revenue 121 34 155 3.56