Police to charge one of Sydney’s most eminent silks David Hooke SC after a glamorous blonde barrister at the same prestige legal firm takes out AVO against him

Kate Doherty, a junior barrister at Sydney’s Jack Shand Chambers, has applied for an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) against senior counsel David Hooke. Police prosecutors told the Downing Centre Local Court that criminal charges are pending as officers investigate the matter; the case has been adjourned to allow that work to continue.

Hooke, 59, has practised at the Bar since 1994 and took silk in 2009, while Doherty, 38, joined the chambers two years ago. Hooke’s barrister said he would oppose the AVO, and outside court said he knew nothing about any pending charges. The court is due to revisit the matter in December.