Simon Gould

Overview

I’m a consultant in our Jersey Regulatory practice, which focuses on supporting banks, financial institutions and other regulated businesses in Jersey, as well as private offices, cross-border businesses looking to offer services into Jersey and transaction SPVs.

I specialise in providing advice on Jersey regulatory and AML issues, as well as business set-up, change of control, ongoing compliance, governance and business re-organisation projects.  I was previously a partner at the firm between 2000-2026, during much of which time, I led Mourant's Financial Services team in Jersey, and now continue to work actively in the same practice as a consultant.  

Professional qualifications

• Barrister, England, 1992
• Solicitor, Jersey, 1994
• Advocate, Jersey, 1995

Memberships

• Jersey Law Society
• Former secretary of the Jersey Offshore Insurance Association
• Former committee member of the Jersey Finance Industry Association
• Registry Users working group
• AML working group
• Bank Resolution working group
• Investment Business working group

What the directories say

In Legal 500 UK 2026, Simon is a Recommended Lawyer in Dispute Resolution - Regulatory and White-Collar Crime.

Simon is Highly Regarded in IFLR1000 2025.

In Chambers and Partners UK 2025, Simon is ranked in Offshore: Banking and Finance.

In Legal 500 UK 2025, Simon is named as a Recommended Lawyer in Dispute Resolution - Regulatory and White-Collar Crime.

Simon is recommended in the Lexology Index Report 2024 in Asset Recovery.

In Chambers and Partners UK 2024, Simon is individually ranked in Offshore: Corporate and Finance. A source comments: "Simon is a pleasure to deal with and is an accomplished and highly regarded regulatory lawyer."

In Legal 500 UK 2023, Simon is a Recommended Lawyer in the areas of Banking and Finance and Dispute Resolution – Regulatory and White-Collar Crime, praised for being "extremely knowledgeable and very nice to work with."

In Chambers and Partners UK 2023, Simon is individually ranked for Offshore: Corporate and Finance and has been described to have "built a strong regulatory practice".

"Simon Gould and Sarah Huelin lead the non-contentious side of the team. They have genuine expertise in financial services regulation built up over many years. They have been involved in the development and implementation of a number of key pieces of financial services regulation over the years and I know they have been instrumental working with government and the regulator in that regard." Legal 500, 2022.

Simon is Recommended Lawyer in Banking and Finance in Legal 500 UK.