Dawn Register

Spear’s Review

Dawn Register is the head of tax dispute resolution at BDO, working in the London office and specialising in disputes involving HNWs. ‘I started off as purely a private wealth person,’ she says. ‘Because of where BDO is in the market, we get a lot of owner-managed business disputes. My core, more than 80 per cent of what I do, is high-net-worth individuals.’

The winner of a 2023 Spear’s Award is highly regarded within the tax advice industry, with many of her peers in other firms recommending her to Spear’s. A qualified mediator, she makes a practice of mediating with HMRC itself, sparing her clients the publicity of a court appearance wherever possible. ‘My mediation skills are also transferable,’ she explains. ‘They can be useful when dealing with clients, families and all sorts of situations. That’s the challenge that I find most engaging of all.’