Statistics

Practising barristers Number %
All barristers 2462 100
Female barristers 655 26.6
Male barristers 1806 73.35
Seniority (in years) < 1 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 25 26 - 35 36 - Total
Female 23 156 151 120 128 57 20 655
Male 26 258 295 248 392 282 305 1806
Total 49 415 446 368 520 339 325 2462
Ages (in years) <= 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 89 90+ Total
Female 8 164 216 149 73 41 2 0 655
Male 16 294 391 382 393 300 30 0 1806
Total 24 458 608 531 466 341 32 0 2462
Senior counsel (QC or SC) Number %
All senior counsel 399 100
Female senior counsel 63 15.79
Male senior counsel 336 84.21
Practice Area Male Female Total M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution 307 90 397 3.41
Appellate 607 208 815 2.92
Commercial 694 227 921 3.06
Common law/personal injury 356 95 451 3.75
Criminal 457 178 635 2.57
Defamation 74 32 106 2.31
Environment and planning 134 65 199 2.06
Equity 592 191 783 3.1
Family law and guardianship 172 98 270 1.76
Industrial/employment 203 71 274 2.86
Inquests/inquiries 486 191 677 2.54
International 184 58 242 3.17
Public/administrative 505 203 708 2.49
Tax/revenue 120 32 152 3.75