Section 46A(1)(a) of the Legal Profession Act, 1976 disqualifies an advocate and solicitor who has less than seven years at the Bar from sitting as a member of the Bar Council or a Bar Committee or of any committee of the Bar Council or a Bar Committee. Hence, the commonly known demarcation is borne out between a "not-young" lawyer (ie, one above seven years) and a "young" lawyer (ie, one below seven years).

This demarcation prohibits young lawyers from leading the Bar and effectively contributing to the Bar. This demarcation has placed the leadership of the Bar solely within the province of the not-young lawyers. This demarcation has led to insufficient representation of the interests of young lawyers at the Bar. This demarcation has placed the interests and needs of young lawyers (which make up about 75% of the Bar) in the hands of solely the not-young lawyers (which make up about 25% of the Bar). This demarcation at best is unequal.