Sonny Payne
Sonny Payne appears as solicitor on record in 9 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026), most often before the HKCFI. GPS LEGAL LLP.
About Sonny Payne
Sonny Payne appears as counsel of record in 9 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before HKCFI (3), HKCFA (3) and HKCA (3).
Source: derived from 9 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision . Published on HKLII.
Professional record
- Branch
- Solicitor
- Firm
- GPS LEGAL LLP
- Position
- Partner
- Admitted
- 09/2010
Registry facts from the Law Society of Hong Kong Law List.
In the court record
Sonny Payne is a Partner at GPS Legal LLP, admitted to practise in September 2010. Between 2024 and 2026 he appeared primarily before the appellate courts, most often as counsel for the defendant, in matters concerning Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy & Insolvency and Loans & Debt Recovery. He appeared as counsel for the defendant before the Court of Final Appeal in Samantha Jane Bradley v. Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited [2026] HKCFA 10 and [2026] HKCFA 2, and as counsel for the applicant in the related Samantha Jane Bradley v. Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited [2025] HKCFA 13; the same dispute was heard before the Court of Appeal as Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Ltd v. Samantha Jane Bradley [2024] HKCA 1070, [2024] HKCA 1030 and [2024] HKCA 747, with Payne again as counsel for the defendant. At first instance, he was counsel for the defendant in Sze Fung Engineering Ltd v. Trevi Construction Co Ltd [2026] HKCFI 3026, and counsel for the plaintiff in Seres Properties B.V. v. Lee Hock Pun and Another [2026] HKCFI 2102 and [2025] HKCFI 5750. Co-counsel across these matters included Keith Chan, Lavesh Kirpalani, Queenie Lau and Simmons & Simmons.
Which dispute recurs across Sonny Payne's Court of Final Appeal and Court of Appeal matters?
The dispute in Samantha Jane Bradley v. Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited recurs across Sonny Payne's reported record, heard before the Court of Final Appeal as [2026] HKCFA 10, [2026] HKCFA 2 and [2025] HKCFA 13, and before the Court of Appeal as [2024] HKCA 1070, [2024] HKCA 1030 and [2024] HKCA 747.
What role did Sonny Payne hold in Seres Properties B.V. v. Lee Hock Pun and Another?
In Seres Properties B.V. v. Lee Hock Pun and Another [2026] HKCFI 2102 and [2025] HKCFI 5750, Sonny Payne, a Partner at GPS Legal LLP, was instructed as counsel for the plaintiff before the Court of First Instance.
Practice Areas (from the 39-area taxonomy)
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How many cases has Sonny Payne appeared in?
Sonny Payne appears as counsel of record in 9 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026).
Which courts does Sonny Payne appear in?
Sonny Payne appears before HKCFI (3), HKCFA (3) and HKCA (3).