Simon So 蘇信恩

Barrister Chambers of Simon S.Y. So Called 2018 24 appearances

Simon So appears as counsel of record in 24 reported Hong Kong judgments (2021–2026), most often before the HKCFI. Member of Chambers of Simon S.Y. So.

About Simon So

Simon So appears as counsel of record in 24 reported Hong Kong judgments (2021–2026). These were heard before HKCFI (9), HKDC (8) and HKCA (5).

Source: derived from 24 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 26 June 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Chambers of Simon S.Y. So
Year of call (HK): 2018

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Simon So (蘇信恩), called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2018 and practising from Chambers of Simon S.Y. So, appears across both appellate and first-instance courts, with a concentration of reported matters in the Court of First Instance. He has most often been instructed as counsel for the defendant, with further reported instructions as counsel for the applicant, plaintiff, appellant and accused. His reported practice spans Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Personal Injury, alongside matters in bankruptcy and insolvency, judicial review and immigration, land and property, money laundering and trusts, reported between 2021 and 2026.

At the Court of Final Appeal, So appeared as counsel for the applicant in HKSAR V. WONG, CHUN LOK (黃俊樂) [2026] HKCFA 11, and as counsel for the defendant in HKSAR V. LAW SIU HON (羅少韓) AND ANOTHER [2021] HKCFA 9. In the Court of Appeal he was counsel for the applicant in HKSAR V. LAM YING LUN [2025] HKCA 1152 and in HKSAR V. LEUNG CHUNG MAN AND ANOTHER [2025] HKCA 1115 and [2025] HKCA 722, and counsel for the appellant in HKSAR V. LAI KAN YAU [2025] HKCA 788 and [2025] HKCA 719. At first instance, he appeared as counsel for the accused in HKSAR V. TANG CHEUNG HO AND OTHERS [2026] HKCFI 1377, as counsel for the applicant in CHENG YIU TONG AND ANOTHER V. HKSAR [2026] HKCFI 2298, and as counsel for the plaintiff in WONG KWAI FA V. CHAN CHIT FRANK [2026] HKDC 35 and 黃嘉謀 V. 油塘工業大廈第三座業主立案法團 [2026] HKDC 770.

What courts has Simon So appeared before?

Simon So has appeared across both appellate and first-instance courts in Hong Kong, most often in the Court of First Instance, with further reported appearances in the Court of Appeal, the Court of Final Appeal and the District Court.

What areas of law does Simon So practise?

Simon So's reported matters concern Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Personal Injury, alongside further instructions in bankruptcy and insolvency, judicial review and immigration, land and property, money laundering and trusts.

In what role has Simon So most often appeared?

Simon So has most often been instructed as counsel for the defendant, with further reported instructions as counsel for the applicant, plaintiff, appellant and accused across Hong Kong's courts, in matters reported between 2021 and 2026.