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