Mr Nik Ellis

Update: Nik Ellis is able to work by video conference for trial and litigation

Established in 2000, Laird are an Expert Witness services firm supporting the Legal sector across the UK with Automotive Reports, Injury Photography and Legal Interpretation & Translation. You can instruct via email, via our website, or you can link your case management system (e.g. Eclipse) to our system via our API. We have a portal you can access to view your cases with live case notes and ability to download your reports and images. We have extremely strict turnaround times and high levels of service standards.

Laird have three main areas of expertise:

Automotive Experts
We have 18 Field Engineers across the country and 15 in-house engineers supported by a team of 25 support staff. We will support you from instruction to Court.
· Vehicle Damage Reports
· Low Velocity Impact
· Diminution in Value
· Desktop Reports
· Vehicle Valuation Disputes
· Accident Reconstruction
· Pre and Post Repair Inspections
· Vehicle Data Check

Photography Experts
· Locus Reports
· Personal Injury Photography Reports

Language Experts
NRPSI registered Interpreters for Court attendance, Medical appointments and witness statements. Translation of any document into any language.
· Interpretation
· Translation
· Witness Statements
· Document sign up service

Mr E. N. Ellis
Certificated Automobile Engineer
Engineering Technician registered with the Engineering Council
Thatcham certificated
Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry
Graduate Member of the Institute of Automotive Engineering Assessors
Member of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers
Associate Member of the Institute of Incorporated Engineers
City & Guilds II & III Distinctions in Vehicle Body Repair
Law Society checked Expert Witness

Laird Assessors Ltd
Vehicle accident damage assessment
Post-repair assessment
Forensic examination of accident damaged vehicles
Fraudulent and exaggerated claims
Causation and low speed impacts
Body and paint repair or damage technical
Accident reconstruction and analysis
Diminution of Value
Locus inspection and site reports
Vehicle Valuations