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