Laura Dadswell

Spear's Review

A highly rated tax lawyer with a head for complexity, Penningtons Manches Cooper's Laura Dadswell is keen to point out the need for simplicity – and staying ‘grounded in the real world’ – when it comes to giving good advice. ‘When advising a client, I always try to put myself in their shoes and imagine what I would make of what I’m telling them,’ she says. ‘That way, not only is my advice tailored to the client and their family, but it’s also digestible to non-lawyers.’

A member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Dadswell is a regular speaker at wealth and private client conferences in the UK, US and elsewhere. She also edits Butterworths Wills Probate and Administration Service.

Adviser Profile

Laura Dadswell acts as lawyer, trustee and non-executive director for a range of families, their businesses, charities and other entities, assisting clients with complex and often high-profile affairs to navigate challenges and plan strategically for their future and future generations. 

This often requires a sensitive and common sense approach to balance competing interests objectively and help steward businesses and family assets where there are complicating factors (such as international issues, tax and succession concerns, family difficulties etc). Laura also a particular interest in philanthropy and charity governance and acts personally as Charity Trustee for several grant making charities.