Statistics
Practising barristers | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All barristers | 2451 | 100 |
Female barristers | 611 | 24.93 |
Male barristers | 1839 | 75.03 |
Seniority (in years) | < 1 | 1 - 5 | 6 - 10 | 11 - 15 | 16 - 25 | 26 - 35 | 36 - | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 15 | 157 | 155 | 89 | 134 | 42 | 19 | 611 |
Male | 26 | 281 | 291 | 215 | 423 | 307 | 296 | 1839 |
Total | 41 | 439 | 446 | 304 | 557 | 349 | 315 | 2451 |
Ages (in years) | <= 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90+ | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 9 | 151 | 194 | 151 | 75 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 611 |
Male | 12 | 291 | 382 | 430 | 410 | 288 | 26 | 0 | 1839 |
Total | 21 | 442 | 577 | 581 | 485 | 319 | 26 | 0 | 2451 |
Senior counsel (QC or SC) | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All senior counsel | 398 | 100 |
Female senior counsel | 55 | 13.82 |
Male senior counsel | 343 | 86.18 |
Practice Area | Male | Female | Total | M:F Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative dispute resolution | 284 | 81 | 365 | 3.51 |
Appellate | 563 | 198 | 761 | 2.84 |
Commercial | 669 | 215 | 884 | 3.11 |
Common law/personal injury | 340 | 93 | 433 | 3.66 |
Criminal | 423 | 174 | 597 | 2.43 |
Defamation | 69 | 30 | 99 | 2.3 |
Environment and planning | 126 | 60 | 186 | 2.1 |
Equity | 567 | 179 | 746 | 3.17 |
Family law and guardianship | 150 | 91 | 241 | 1.65 |
Industrial/employment | 195 | 71 | 266 | 2.75 |
Inquests/inquiries | 453 | 182 | 635 | 2.49 |
International | 176 | 54 | 230 | 3.26 |
Public/administrative | 467 | 193 | 660 | 2.42 |
Tax/revenue | 115 | 29 | 144 | 3.97 |