New Bar stats reveal 20% drop in number called during 2010-11
The number of barristers called to the Bar fell by nearly 20% in 2010-11 compared with the previous year, according to new research compiled by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Bar Council. The latest Bar Barometer report shows the overall number of barristers called to the Bar in 2010-11 fell to 1,494, down 19% on the 1,852 that formally joined the Bar in 2009-10.
November 15, 2012 at 06:45 AM
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The number of barristers called to the Bar fell by nearly 20% in 2010-11 compared with the previous year, according to new research compiled by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Bar Council.
The latest Bar Barometer report shows the overall number of barristers called to the Bar in 2010-11 fell to 1,494, down 19% on the 1,852 that formally joined the Bar in 2009-10.
Of those called, the number of women has fallen to below half at 49%, down from a majority of 53% in 2009-10, while the total number of female practising barristers rose slightly in 2010-11 by around 1% to 5,463, up from 5,259 the previous year.
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