Johnny C M So 蘇俊文

Barrister Gilt Chambers Called 2005 5 appearances

Johnny C M So appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2025), most often before the HKCFI. Member of Gilt Chambers.

About Johnny C M So

Johnny C M So appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2025). These were heard before HKCFI (3) and HKDC (2).

Source: derived from 5 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 17 March 2025. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Gilt Chambers
Year of call (HK): 2005

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Johnny C M So (蘇俊文), called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2005 and practising from Gilt Chambers as a Junior Counsel, appears primarily before the Court of First Instance and District Court. His practice spans bankruptcy and insolvency, criminal law, drug offences, and family and divorce matters, most often instructed for the defendant. In MAN KWOK KEUNG TONY V. 馬德松 [2025] HKDC 469 and FUNG CHEK FAN AND OTHERS V. FUNG YIU TUNG, EXECUTOR OF ESTATE OF FUNG HON, DECEASED [2024] HKCFI 2878, he appeared for the defendant, while in CHUNG FUNG PING V. CITIBANK (HONG KONG) LTD [2025] HKDC 19 and H.K. SOURCES FINANCE LTD V. LING KAI WAN PAUL AND ANOTHER [2024] HKCFI 1141 he was instructed for the plaintiff.

He also appeared for the accused in HKSAR V. CHEUNG TSZ HIN [2024] HKCFI 1218, a criminal matter before the Court of First Instance. Reported matters between 2024 and 2025 place his practice at the intersection of civil recovery and criminal defence work, with co-counsel appearances alongside barristers including Angel H Y Wong and Eric Chau Hin Chung.

What courts does Johnny C M So appear before?

Johnny C M So appears primarily at first instance, most often before the Court of First Instance, with further matters reported in the District Court, reflecting a practice concentrated in trial-level civil and criminal proceedings in Hong Kong.

What areas of law does Johnny C M So practise in?

Reported matters place Johnny C M So's practice across bankruptcy and insolvency, criminal law, drug offences, and family and divorce, with instructions for both defendants and plaintiffs depending on the matter.