Overview

Simon Goldring advises clients on a wide range of international private wealth and tax matters. He acts for a variety of clients ranging from high net worth individuals, family offices and entrepreneurs to multi-national corporations both in the UK and internationally including South Africa, Latin America, the Far East and the Middle East.

Simon undertakes all types of private client work including the preparation of wills, powers of attorney, domestic trusts and income and capital tax planning. Internationally, Simon advises on residence and domicile planning and structuring both inbound and outbound. From a corporate perspective, he advises on the tax structuring of companies both domestic and international including tax efficient exit strategies for business owners. Simon has worked at various prominent international firms based in the UK and has been head of multiple private client and tax practices.

Simon is a highly credentialed tax lawyer receiving an Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) and holds honors as a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) and trust and estates practitioner (TEP).

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Results

Represented a number of high profile clients in several UAE jurisdictions in relation to their international structuring
Structured the European arm of a Latin American family office with assets of over $260million
Structuring of UK residential property portfolios for ultra-high net worth Middle Eastern clients with property values in excess of £30million

Advising in relation to the offshore financial structuring for a ultra-high net worth Canadian family of circa $100million
Domicile and residence planning and offshore structuring for many ultra-high net worth South African families prior to them arriving in the UK
Acting as the executor and trustee of many UK estates and trusts of high net worth individuals
Inheritance tax planning for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals in relation to their worldwide assets
Advising on the international structuring of a number of Russian ultra-high net worth families including ownership of UK assets
Sharia trust planning for ultra-high net worth families

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Recognitions

Chambers High Net Worth 2019, UK: Private Wealth Law
Private Client Global Elite “Ones to Watch” 2019, Legal Week

Community

Member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)
Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation

Credentials

Education
Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, Solicitors Exams
Law Society, Solicitor
Institute of Taxation, Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT)
Institute of Taxation, Fellow of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
Institute of Taxation, Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA)

Admissions
England and Wales