Wear it Pink Day at Laird Assessors
Bra throwing, pink cakes, pink clothes; in fact anything pink today at Laird Assessors to help raise awareness of Breast Cancer.
Sign on the Line Increase!
Sign on the Line, the new venture by existing Legal Services provider Laird Assessors, has seen the number of instructions increase from law firms for the request of interpreters and translation of legal documents. Pippa Saunders, Client Services Manager, believes this is due to solicitors having to work harder to provide the optimum service to…
Laird Assessors support UK Pothole Campaign
The UK has been dubbed the Pothole Capital of Europe with road systems in need of urgent repair. But what is being done about it? Our Engineers spend most of their days examining cars and bikes for a variety of reasons such as after an accident or prior to a purchase. We have seen a…
Pre-purchase Car Inspections
You wouldn’t buy a house without having a survey, so why buy a car without having it professionally examined? There are so many cars with a hidden history and faults that it would be unwise to simply buy a second hand car and hope that it is fine. Many motor dealers will carry out basic…
Formula E Electric Race Series Announced
The Frankfurt Motor Show has seen many new vehicles and concepts announced, but one of the most interesting is the announcement of the all electric Formula E racing series. Far from being a fad, IndyCar chassis makers, Dallara have built the chassis, with Renault, McLaren, Williams from F1 involved; even Michelin have designed specific tyres…
Ex DLG head of supply joins I LOVE CLAIMS
Stuart Ballantyne, formerly Claims Manager at Endsleigh, Head of Supply Chain at BNP Paribas Claims division, Head of Supply Chain at Direct Line and more recently at the helm of Direct Line Group’s High Net Worth insurance business has joined Chris Ashworth and his team at I Love Claims, the leading forum for claims professionals….
Transport Select Committee whiplash report gains DAS support
Rejecting the Ministry of Justice recommendation to raise the threshold for cases dealt with in the small claims court from £1,000 to £5,000, would – as the Committee rightly pointed out – not only limit access to justice, but would also lead to a claimant facing the prospect of having to run a substantial claim…
Laird Assessors raise money for Rainbow Trust
On Friday we took part in the I Love Claims to Fame day. It involved dressing up as our childhood heroes to help raise money for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity. Rainbow Trust’s Family Support Workers join the family in their own home and are there to provide whatever practical support is needed. They may…
I Love Claims to Fame Fun Day
Laird Assessors are taking part in the I Love Claims to Fame Fun Day on Friday 16th August. We will be dressing up as our favourite characters from our childhood to raise as much as we can for the Rainbow Trust, which is a Children’s Charity providing help and support to families who have a…
LeO bids to open doors to clients of unregulated legal services providers
The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has today begun a debate over whether its remit should be widened to capture complaints against the 130,000 unregulated providers who deliver legal services. It has also raised the prospect of LeO becoming the complaints body for a wide range of professionals where no alternative dispute resolution (ADR) scheme currently exists,…