Simon Gould

Overview

I’m a Partner of Mourant Ozannes (Jersey) LLP in our Finance and Corporate practice group in Jersey and lead the firm's Financial Services team, working with colleagues in Jersey, Guernsey, Cayman and BVI.

I've been a Partner at the firm since 2000.

My financial services practice focuses on banks, financial institutions and other regulated businesses in Jersey, as well as private offices, cross-border businesses and transaction SPVs.

I specialise in providing advice on regulatory and AML issues, as well as business set-up, ongoing compliance and governance and restructuring transactions.

I worked closely with the Jersey financial regulator and Jersey government in the development of new regulatory regimes in the late 1990s/early 2000s, including the novel (at the time) regulation of trust company business which made Jersey a leader in setting standards in this area.

I have continued to be closely involved in the ongoing development of Jersey's AML and regulatory regimes ever since.

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 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.