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Bolt Burdon Kemp launches student design competition

14 December 2017
Issue: 7774 / Categories: Legal News , Personal injury
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Law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp, which acts for people with a spinal cord injury, has launched a student design competition to help people with the injury. The ‘Getting Back on Track’ competition aims to raise awareness and provide practical help. Entries could be a product that creates an easy way to change a lightbulb, for example, or a specially adapted dishwasher. Partner Raquel Siganporia said the firm had produced a video to help students understand how simple, everyday tasks can present a challenge for her clients. First prize is £3,000, and entries close on 21 May 2018. For more information, visit the web page here.

Issue: 7774 / Categories: Legal News , Personal injury
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