Expert witnesses – affect the reforms could have on the process? How could your workflow change once the reforms are implemented? How will improving technology within the sector help the RTA landscape? Expert Witnesses have been used by the personal injury industry for many years to provide independent justification of quantum, and in some cases […]

With a little over a week to go until our Dragon Boat Race in West Kirby, we thought we generate a bit more cash by having a barbecue in the rare setting of a very sunny car park. The Dragon Boat race takes place on the marine lake in West Kirby on Saturday 7th July, […]

Laird have won the Dragon Boat Race twice historically & return in 2018 with sights set on third title. The Dragon Boat Race is an annual event held on West Kirby Marine Lake with sponsorship money being raised to support Headway, the brain injury association. This year the event is being held on 7th July, […]

Laird are doing a big Bake Off on Monday 11th June, to raise funds to go towards Headway Brain Injury Association alongside our Dragon Boat race which is taking place Saturday 7th July on West Kirby marine lake. We have a very special guest coming to judge all your efforts so we’ve been asked to ensure […]

We’re strong believers of building relationships inside and out of work so our In House Engineering team recently spent a night out at Ghetto Golf in Liverpool to get to know each other just the little bit better outside our work environment.  We work hard, so why not play hard? Nik Ellis said “It’s great […]

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Head of Automotive, Lee Baty, has been shortlisted for Rising Star of the Year in this year’s British Claims Awards. Lee has been with Laird for 5 years now & has been pivotal in the company’s massive increase in customer experience excellence, staff training & motivation together with […]

How are developing vehicle technologies going to influence the RTA landscape in 2018? We spoke to MD, Nik Ellis, about his thoughts on the future of Autonomous & Connected cars in the UK. Whilst Lawyers & Insurers have been arguing and lobbying the government over the who, how, why, what (and how much) about RTA […]

Our team attended the UK Customer Service Excellence awards at Café De Paris in London. The first time this particular event has been held by Charlton Grant; a renewed focus on the service the insurance industry provide has given the event a new lease of life, awards in many subjects surrounding service within the industry. […]

We spoke to our motor engineer, Adam Philpotts, about his first outing in a Laird sponsored Nissan Micra in this year’s SMC Rally Stage in Anglesey   Back in September 2017 I purchased a Nissan Micra that had been used as a Targa rally car. Targa rallying is an entry level form of rallying that […]

New Business Development Team We are delighted to announce a complete new line up to our Business Development & Relationship Team for 2018. History Nik Ellis explained some of the thought process for this change of direction. “In our earlier history I introduced young engineer, James Shields, into the business development team & we grew […]

Laird Expert is an award-winning expert witness firm, providing a variety of forensic services to the legal, insurance & motor industries through the UK. Our strong annual growth is due to our outstanding customer service, highly rated reports and an awesome blend of really useful IT and superb staff. We’re proud to be at the […]

Leon Woodiwiss lets us know in his own words what he thinks of his first two years with Laird: “Just a quick note to celebrate my 2 year anniversary today at Laird Assessors. I would just like to say what a great 2 years it has been. It’s a fantastic company to work for with […]

We are delighted to announce that our Head of Automotive, Lee Baty, has won the The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Learning & Development Outstanding Achiever Management Award 2017. The annual awards were held at Fanshaws, Hertfordshire,  where IMI Patron, Prince Michael of Kent, was in attendance to recognise the growing talent within the […]

Today Laird say’s goodbye to one of it’s longest standing members and key players in our Work Hard, Play Harder culture! James Shields came to Laird 13 years ago for a summer job whilst he decided what to do with his life and well, the rest is history.   The company has grown from 5 […]

Motor Engineer John McCormack takes on the Tour Of Cambridgeshire Gran Fondo The mainly flat Tour Of Cambridgeshire Gran Fondo, on fully closed roads in Peterborough, has become the biggest event in its third edition with over 8,000 participants. The 79 miles / 127km Race on Sunday 2nd June featured a fast course. This British event […]