About
Sonny Payne is a Partner and Partner Advocate at GPS Legal LLP in Hong Kong who leads the firm's dispute resolution practice and has been based in Hong Kong for more than 30 years. He has represented listed companies in complex litigation involving financial instruments and alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, and has acted for contractors and subcontractors in high-value construction and engineering arbitration and litigation.
Practice areas
ConstructionLitigationArbitrationDispute Resolution
Office
Expertise
Stock exchange-listed companies disputesConstruction & engineering disputesCorporate governance and fiduciary duty disputesCommercial and contractual disputes
Education
- Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, 1990
- Master of Laws with Merit, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, 1999
- Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, City University of Hong Kong, 2008
Admissions
- Solicitor Advocate, Hong Kong
- Solicitor, England and Wales
Languages
EnglishMandarin