:root{
  --navy:#0f1c33;
  --navy-2:#16294a;
  --gold:#c8a44d;
  --gold-2:#b8923a;
  --ink:#1a2233;
  --body:#374151;
  --muted:#6b7280;
  --line:#e5e7eb;
  --bg:#ffffff;
  --bg-soft:#f7f8fa;
  --bg-navy-soft:#0d1830;
  --radius:14px;
  --max:1160px;
  --serif:"Georgia","Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--body);line-height:1.65;background:var(--bg);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.2;font-weight:700}
a{color:var(--navy-2);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--gold-2)}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 22px}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:#1a1200;font-weight:700;padding:14px 26px;border-radius:8px;font-family:var(--sans);transition:.2s;border:2px solid var(--gold)}
.btn:hover{background:var(--gold-2);border-color:var(--gold-2);color:#1a1200}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:#fff;border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5)}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--navy);border-color:#fff}
.btn-navy{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}
.btn-navy:hover{background:var(--navy-2);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy-2)}
.eyebrow{font-family:var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold-2)}

/* header */
.topbar{background:var(--bg-navy-soft);color:#cbd5e1;font-size:.85rem}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:14px;padding:8px 22px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.topbar a{color:#e2e8f0}
.topbar a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
header.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;box-shadow:0 2px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.18)}
header.nav .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:14px 22px}
.brand{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1.05}
.brand b{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.4rem;color:#fff;letter-spacing:.02em}
.brand span{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
nav.menu{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center}
nav.menu a{color:#e6ebf3;font-size:.94rem;font-weight:500}
nav.menu a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
nav.menu .btn{padding:10px 20px;font-size:.9rem}
.menu-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;color:#fff;font-size:1.6rem;cursor:pointer}

/* hero */
.hero{background:linear-gradient(rgba(10,20,40,.82),rgba(10,20,40,.9)),url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1589829545856-d10d557cf95f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=60");background-size:cover;background-position:center;color:#fff;padding:96px 0}
.hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:2.9rem;max-width:16ch}
.hero p.lead{font-size:1.18rem;color:#dbe3f0;max-width:60ch;margin:18px 0 28px}
.hero .cta-row{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.trust{display:flex;gap:26px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:34px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
.trust div{color:#e8edf5}
.trust b{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.7rem;color:var(--gold)}
.trust small{font-size:.82rem;color:#c2ccdb}

section{padding:72px 0}
section.soft{background:var(--bg-soft)}
.sec-head{max-width:64ch;margin-bottom:40px}
.sec-head h2{font-size:2.1rem;margin:8px 0 12px}
.sec-head p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.05rem}
.center{text-align:center;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}

/* practice grid */
.grid{display:grid;gap:22px}
.grid.g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.grid.g2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px;transition:.2s}
.card:hover{box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(15,28,51,.1);transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:#dfe3ea}
.card .ic{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:10px;background:var(--navy);color:var(--gold);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:1.3rem;margin-bottom:16px}
.card h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin-bottom:8px}
.card p{font-size:.96rem;color:var(--body)}
.card a.more{display:inline-block;margin-top:12px;font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--gold-2)}

/* why / split */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}
.split img{border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(15,28,51,.16)}
ul.ticks{list-style:none;margin-top:18px}
ul.ticks li{position:relative;padding:9px 0 9px 34px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
ul.ticks li:before{content:"✓";position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:22px;height:22px;background:var(--gold);color:#1a1200;border-radius:50%;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
ul.ticks li b{color:var(--ink)}

/* barristers */
.people{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.person{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;text-align:center}
.person .ph{height:150px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-2));display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--gold);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2.4rem}
.person .body{padding:20px}
.person h3{font-size:1.12rem}
.person .role{color:var(--gold-2);font-weight:600;font-size:.85rem;margin:4px 0 8px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.person p{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted)}

/* testimonials */
.quotes{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.quote{background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:4px solid var(--gold)}
.quote p{font-style:italic;color:var(--ink);font-size:1.02rem}
.quote .who{margin-top:14px;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy-2);font-style:normal;font-family:var(--sans)}
.stars{color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:10px}

/* faq */
.faq{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto}
details.qa{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;margin-bottom:12px;overflow:hidden}
details.qa summary{cursor:pointer;padding:18px 22px;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);font-size:1.08rem;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px}
details.qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
details.qa summary:after{content:"+";color:var(--gold-2);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:400}
details.qa[open] summary:after{content:"–"}
details.qa .a{padding:0 22px 20px;color:var(--body)}

/* cta band */
.band{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:70px 0}
.band h2{color:#fff;font-size:2rem}
.band p{color:#cdd6e5;max-width:56ch;margin:12px auto 26px;font-size:1.08rem}

/* blog list */
.posts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.post-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:.2s}
.post-card:hover{box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(15,28,51,.12);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.post-card .top{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-2));height:8px}
.post-card .pc-body{padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.post-card .tag{font-size:.72rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--gold-2);font-weight:700}
.post-card h3{font-size:1.18rem;margin:8px 0 10px;line-height:1.3}
.post-card p{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted);flex:1}
.post-card .meta{margin-top:14px;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}

/* article */
.article{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto}
.article .kicker{color:var(--gold-2);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:.8rem}
.article h1{font-size:2.4rem;margin:10px 0 14px}
.article .byline{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:22px;margin-bottom:26px}
.article h2{font-size:1.55rem;margin:34px 0 12px}
.article h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin:24px 0 8px}
.article p{margin-bottom:16px}
.article ul,.article ol{margin:0 0 18px 22px}
.article li{margin-bottom:8px}
.article .callout{background:var(--bg-soft);border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:18px 22px;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;margin:22px 0;font-size:.98rem}
.article .disclaimer{margin-top:40px;padding:18px 20px;background:#fdf6e9;border:1px solid #eadfc4;border-radius:10px;font-size:.86rem;color:#6b5b34}

/* contact */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:44px}
.info-row{display:flex;gap:14px;margin-bottom:20px;align-items:flex-start}
.info-row .ic{width:42px;height:42px;flex:none;border-radius:10px;background:var(--navy);color:var(--gold);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:1.1rem}
.info-row b{display:block;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif)}
.info-row span,.info-row a{color:var(--body);font-size:.96rem}
form .field{margin-bottom:16px}
form label{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:6px}
form input,form select,form textarea{width:100%;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid #cbd2dc;border-radius:8px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.96rem;background:#fff}
form input:focus,form select:focus,form textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold)}
form textarea{min-height:130px;resize:vertical}
.map-embed{border:0;width:100%;height:260px;border-radius:var(--radius);margin-top:26px}

/* footer */
footer.site{background:var(--bg-navy-soft);color:#aeb9cb;padding:56px 0 26px;font-size:.92rem}
footer.site .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1.2fr;gap:34px}
footer.site h4{color:#fff;font-family:var(--serif);margin-bottom:14px;font-size:1.05rem}
footer.site a{color:#aeb9cb;display:block;padding:4px 0}
footer.site a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
footer.site .brand-f b{color:#fff;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.3rem}
footer.site .brand-f span{color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.2em;font-size:.68rem;text-transform:uppercase}
.legal{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);margin-top:40px;padding-top:22px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.82rem;color:#8494ab}
.legal a{color:var(--gold)}
.disc-strip{background:#0a1120;color:#7d8aa0;font-size:.78rem;text-align:center;padding:12px 22px}

@media(max-width:920px){
  .grid.g3,.people,.quotes,.posts{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .split,.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}
  footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:680px){
  nav.menu{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:var(--navy);flex-direction:column;padding:16px 22px;gap:14px;align-items:stretch}
  nav.menu.open{display:flex}
  .menu-toggle{display:block}
  .hero{padding:64px 0}
  .hero h1{font-size:2.1rem}
  .grid.g3,.people,.quotes,.posts,footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  section{padding:52px 0}
  .trust{gap:18px}
}