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 |