Statistics
Practising barristers | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All barristers | 2461 | 100 |
Female barristers | 655 | 26.62 |
Male barristers | 1805 | 73.34 |
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 | 281 | 305 | 1805 |
Total | 49 | 415 | 446 | 368 | 520 | 338 | 325 | 2461 |
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 | 392 | 300 | 30 | 0 | 1805 |
Total | 24 | 458 | 608 | 531 | 465 | 341 | 32 | 0 | 2461 |
Senior counsel (QC or SC) | Number | % |
---|---|---|
All senior counsel | 398 | 100 |
Female senior counsel | 63 | 15.83 |
Male senior counsel | 335 | 84.17 |
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 | 133 | 65 | 198 | 2.05 |
Equity | 592 | 191 | 783 | 3.1 |
Family law and guardianship | 172 | 98 | 270 | 1.76 |
Industrial/employment | 202 | 71 | 273 | 2.85 |
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 |