Statistics

Practising barristers Number %
All barristers 2419 100
Female barristers 596 24.64
Male barristers 1819 75.2
Seniority (in years) < 1 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 25 26 - 35 36 - Total
Female 0 156 155 89 135 42 19 596
Male 2 282 291 216 424 306 298 1819
Total 3 440 447 305 559 348 317 2419
Ages (in years) <= 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 89 90+ Total
Female 6 143 189 151 76 31 0 0 596
Male 6 279 378 430 412 286 28 0 1819
Total 12 423 569 582 488 317 28 0 2419
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 283 80 364 3.54
Appellate 557 198 755 2.81
Commercial 665 213 879 3.12
Common law/personal injury 336 93 429 3.61
Criminal 421 170 592 2.48
Defamation 67 30 97 2.23
Environment and planning 123 60 183 2.05
Equity 564 178 742 3.17
Family law and guardianship 144 90 235 1.6
Industrial/employment 195 69 265 2.83
Inquests/inquiries 450 182 632 2.47
International 177 52 230 3.4
Public/administrative 465 191 657 2.43
Tax/revenue 116 29 145 4