Spotlight on – The Expert Witness and Assessment Services Division

In February, we outlined the next phase in the development of our growth strategy for handl Group. We’re moving to a new divisional structure, with new divisional MDs and teams in place to support our brands and create new opportunities for success.

The first of those divisions is Expert Witness and Assessment Services. Bringing together six market-leading brands, each with its own specific area of expertise, this new division will be empowering some of our longest established and most well-known companies to seize new opportunities and reach whole new audiences.

What does the Expert Witness and Assessment Services division do?

As the name suggests, each company making up our Expert Witness and Assessment Services division supports companies and organisations in different areas of the legal sector to source reliable expert witness reports to support their work, or specialist assessments to help them determine the correct course of action.

Trusted by legal firms, solicitors, courts and local authorities, our EW division brands bring nationwide networks of leading experts together to help their customers find the evidence and support they need to successfully make a case, protect a family, or make sure they’re awarded the correct compensation.

Who’s leading the Expert Witness and Assessment division?

The Expert Witness and Assessment Services division will be headed up by new divisional MD Sue Henry. A familiar name across the group, Sue has worked with Speed Medical and the other brands within the division for over 20 years. 

With a focus on collaboration and friendly competition, Sue will be aiming to create “a joined-up division that still has room for singular identities.”

Each individual brand will be headed up by their own leadership teams, with autonomy to develop and grow their businesses as part of a stronger division. 

Which brands will be part of it?

The Expert Witness and Assessment Services will initially consist of six leading brands from within the handl Group, although we’re always on the lookout to invest in new businesses that meet our criteria. The initial line up will be:

Speed Medical

Speed Medical is the UK’s leading independent provider of medical assessments and treatment solutions. For over 25 years, they’ve delivered excellent service to the legal and insurance sectors, SMEs and corporates, and supported healthcare and occupational health organisations.

Harrison Associates

Harrison Associates brings over 30 years of experience in delivering exceptional outcomes for clients with catastrophic injuries. Specialising in Catastrophic Case Management and Expert Witness services, they uphold the values of integrity, transparency, and respect in every interaction.

Harrison Associates’ comprehensive case management services, including care management, are tailored to achieve the best clinical results for both children and adults.  Their expert witness services are available to both claimants and defendants, with a focus on liability and quantum reporting to ensure impartial and precise testimony. With decades of expertise, the firm is committed to expertly, compassionately supporting clients through every step of the rehabilitation and legal processes.

MLA

For over 30 years, MLA has supported solicitors and insurers with knowledgeable panels, access to in-depth expertise and financial stability to arm every client with the information needed to resolve cases quickly and successfully. Providing medical reports for RTA, industrial diseases and military claims, and housing disrepair reports using chartered surveyors, they offer the best specialist expertise, delivered in a commercially-minded way.  

Foresight

With hand-picked expert witnesses chosen to meet unique case requirements and budgets, Foresight has over 15 years’ experience providing psychology, psychiatry, medical and child psychology expert witness services. Focused on delivering a painless, cost-effective service, Foresight give valuable time back to solicitors. 

Advanced SCS

Advanced Social Care Services (ASCS) is the authority voice in child and adult social work. Drawing on the nation’s best network of Independent Social Care experts, ASCS’s reputation has been built on its hard-won credibility and the award-winning assessment and observational services under the Advanced Plus umbrella.

TG Associates

For over 30 years, TG Associates have been providing Care, Aids and Equipment reports, Screening reports, Court Compliant Liability Breach of Duty reports and Immediate Needs Assessments. In addition, the company regularly assists the Coroner’s Office with bespoke reports according to need. TG Associates have a distinguished reputation for delivering high-quality reports across extensive nursing disciplines and are trusted by Government bodies and Claimant/Defendant firms, both large and small. 

Want to know more?

If you’d like to learn more about our Expert Witness and Assessment Services division, you can find all six brands in our portfolio. 

But make sure to check back on the handl Group blog. We’ve got an interview with Sue Henry coming up to explain her plans for the future, and then we’ll be getting to know some of the other talented people who make up the division.