Statistics
Practising barristers | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All barristers | 2471 | 100 |
Female barristers | 605 | 24.48 |
Male barristers | 1864 | 75.44 |
Seniority (in years) | < 1 | 1 - 5 | 6 - 10 | 11 - 15 | 16 - 25 | 26 - 35 | 36 - | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 14 | 169 | 146 | 94 | 126 | 40 | 16 | 605 |
Male | 38 | 288 | 282 | 219 | 435 | 300 | 302 | 1864 |
Total | 53 | 457 | 429 | 313 | 561 | 340 | 318 | 2471 |
Ages (in years) | <= 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90+ | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 6 | 164 | 178 | 153 | 77 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 605 |
Male | 11 | 296 | 381 | 439 | 445 | 266 | 25 | 1 | 1864 |
Total | 17 | 460 | 560 | 593 | 522 | 293 | 25 | 1 | 2471 |
Senior counsel (QC or SC) | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All senior counsel | 397 | 100 |
Female senior counsel | 53 | 13.35 |
Male senior counsel | 344 | 86.65 |
Practice Area | Male | Female | Total | M:F Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative dispute resolution | 280 | 75 | 356 | 3.73 |
Appellate | 539 | 188 | 727 | 2.87 |
Commercial | 653 | 209 | 863 | 3.12 |
Common law/personal injury | 324 | 92 | 416 | 3.52 |
Criminal | 398 | 157 | 556 | 2.54 |
Defamation | 62 | 31 | 93 | 2 |
Environment and planning | 117 | 60 | 177 | 1.95 |
Equity | 551 | 171 | 722 | 3.22 |
Family law and guardianship | 138 | 87 | 226 | 1.59 |
Industrial/employment | 190 | 67 | 258 | 2.84 |
Inquests/inquiries | 434 | 170 | 604 | 2.55 |
International | 174 | 49 | 224 | 3.55 |
Public/administrative | 451 | 184 | 636 | 2.45 |
Tax/revenue | 114 | 29 | 143 | 3.93 |