Mr Sonny Payne > GPS Legal LLP > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
GPS Legal LLP Offices
3602, 36th Floor, Lippo Centre Tower Two
89 Queensway
Admiralty
Hong Kong
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Mr Sonny Payne
Work Department
Disputes, Construction, Litigation and Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
Sonny is a disputes lawyer with a focus on commercial litigation and international arbitration. He has extensive experience in managing complex cases involving financial instruments and fraud in the Hong Kong courts, as well as representing clients (including as an advocate) before arbitral tribunals in a wide range of commercial disputes. Given his prior experience as a chartered civil engineer, he is particularly adept at handling disputes arising out of building and engineering projects.
In addition, and often prior to or in parallel with litigation or arbitration, he advises and guides clients through alternative forms of dispute resolution, including negotiation and mediation which he teaches as a part-time university lecturer.
Go to https://www.gpslegal.asia/category/engineering-construction-operations for more information.
Languages
English, Mandarin
Memberships
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council (UK)
Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK)
Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Education
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham
Master of Laws with Merit, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws,
City University of Hong Kong
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Construction
A ‘very innovative firm with sharp legal minds’, construction boutique GPS Legal LLP has ‘an excellent grasp of the law and the business environment in which they operate’, ensuring they are a popular choice among a varied array of stakeholders in the development, engineering, construction and operation of infrastructure, building and energy projects throughout the region. The ‘extremely commercial’ Phillip Georgiou delivers ‘calm and effective advice’ to clients seeking efficient resolution of litigation and is one of several lawyers at the firm with higher rights of audience. Georgiou has been particularly active of late advising Russian clients on complex construction disputes brought about as a result of contracts which have been terminated as a result of the Ukraine invasion. Sonny Payne co-heads the team alongside Georgiou, with clients benefiting from his dual lawyer and engineering qualifications.