/**** Hero bg image  ****/
.hero-one {
    position: relative; 
    z-index: 1; 
    background-size: cover; 
    background-position: center center;
    background-color: var(--violet-one);
    color:#fff;
}
.bg-image::before {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: -1;
    background-color: #000;
    content: '';
    opacity: 0.36;
}


.hero {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 90vh;          /* adjust as needed */
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #fff;
}

/* Two stacked background layers */
.hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: 50% 0%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1.3s ease-in-out;
  z-index: 0;
}

/* visible layer */
.hero-bg.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* dark overlay on top of backgrounds, under content */
.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);  /* tweak if needed */
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ensure your content is above everything */
.hero > .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.hero-bg.no-transition {
  transition: none !important;
}

/* spacing + “hitbox” for the divider */
.hero-divider {
    position: relative;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 1px;                
    margin: 0 2rem;
}

/* the real line */
.hero-divider::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;                       
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);  
    width: 1px;
    height: 95%;                   
    background-color: var(--violet-one);     /* blue */
}


.title-style-one.hero-pretitle h1.title {line-height: 1.3;}
.hero-title h1 {color: #fff; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.6;}
.hero-title p {margin:0; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.6;}

.hero-divider,
.hero-right {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
}
.hero-divider {
  animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease-out forwards;
  animation-delay: 0.6s;
}

.hero-right {
  animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease-out forwards;
  animation-delay: 1.2s;
}
@keyframes fadeUp {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

/* Breadcrumbs */

.breadcrumb-item {font-size: 16px;}

/* Base fixed button */
.contact-button {
    position: fixed;
    top: 160px;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 9999;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    background: var(--violet-one);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 12px 20px;
    font-weight: 400;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition:
        padding 0.3s ease,
        gap 0.3s ease,
        border-radius 0.3s ease,
        box-shadow 0.3s ease,
        transform 0.3s ease;
}

.contact-button .contact-text {
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
    max-width: 240px;          
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
    transition:
        max-width 0.3s ease,
        opacity 0.25s ease,
        transform 0.3s ease;
}

.contact-button.icon-only {
    padding: 12px 20px 12px 15px;             
    gap: 0;
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

.contact-button.icon-only .contact-text {
    max-width: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-8px);
}

.contact-button:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    background: var(--deep-grey);
    color:#fff;
}

.lang-switch {
  background: var(--violet-one); 
  color:#fff;
  font-size: 16px; 
  width: 35px;
  height: 35px; 
  line-height: 35px; 
  text-align: center;}
.lang-switch:hover {color: #fff; background: var(--deep-grey); text-decoration: none !important;}

/** Header bg **/
.header-line {
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right,
  #000066 0%, 
  #000066 100%);
}
.header-line.thinner-line {height: 5px;}

.blue-line {height: 2px; background:#000066 }

/**** inner-banner-one ****/
.inner-banner-one {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--text-color);
  padding: 120px 0 55px;
  z-index: 9;
  background: var(--green);
  background-size: cover;
}
.inner-banner-one.with-image::before {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: -1;
    background-color: #000;
    content: '';
    opacity: 0.5;
}

.inner-banner-one h1 {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 70px;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
 .inner-banner-one h1 {font-size: 40px;}
}

.inner-banner-one h1 span {
  color: var(--yellow);
}

/**** Announcements  ****/
.announcements {}
.announcement-box {display: block; background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--violet-one);}
a.announcement-box:hover {color: #fff;}
a.announcement-box:hover i.more {color: #000; transform: translateX(10px); transition: all 550ms;}

.announcement-box, .announcement-box p {line-height: 1.4; color: #000; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: middle;}
.announcement-box p {display: inline;}
.announcement-box p a {color: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff;}
.announcement-box span { 
      font-size: 12px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 800;
      display: inline-block;
      padding: 4px 6px;
      border-radius: 3px;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
      color: #222;
 }

@keyframes roll {
  0% {
  transform: rotate(0);
  }
  100% {
  transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

/**** About us  ****/

.lawyer-photo-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

.lawyer-photo {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

a.hotspot {
    position: absolute;
    padding: 6px 12px;
    background: var(--violet-one);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 14px;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    transition: background .2s;
}

a.hotspot:hover {
    background: var(--deep-grey);
}
.hotspot-1 { left: 20%; top: 70%; }
.hotspot-2 { left: 35%; top: 65%; }
.hotspot-3 { left: 50%; top: 65%; }
.hotspot-4 { left: 65%; top: 65%; }
.hotspot-5 { left: 80%; top: 70%; }


/**** Services  ****/

.service-box {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2.5rem 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  min-height: 200px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  color:#fff;
  background-color: var(--violet-one);
}
.service-box:hover {
  background-color: var(--deep-grey);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.services-text {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}


/**** Contact ****/

.contact-section h3 {font-size: 20px;}
.contact-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start; /* icon aligns at top of multi-line text */
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4;
}

.contact-list i {
  margin-top: 3px; /* small visual alignment tweak */
  min-width: 16px; /* ensures consistent icon spacing */
}

/**** Cards: Default ****/

.card-post-one .card-img span.pretitle {
  background: var(--violet-one);
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  padding: 4px 8px;
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 600;
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0;
  left: 0px;
  bottom: 5px;
}
.card-post-one .card-img span span {color: var(--light-blue);}
.card-post-one .card-img a {display: block; transition: all .3s ease-in-out}
.card-post-one .card-img a img {transition: all .2s ease-in-out;}
.card-post-one .card-img a:hover img {opacity: .9;}

/* ---- Card Titles ---- */
.card-post-one h2 {font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500;}
.card-post-info .post-date {font-size: 14px; color: #8a8a8a;}
.card-post-info .excerpt p {font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4;}

.card-post-one.highlighted h2 {font-size: 36px;}
.card-post-one.highlighted  .card-img span.pretitle {font-size: 18px;}
.card-post-one.highlighted .excerpt p {font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.4;}

.card-post-one.sidenews .card-content {margin-top: -6px;}
.card-post-one.sidenews h2 {font-size: 17px;}
.card-post-one.sidenews .pretitle {font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--light-blue); display: inline-block; color: #888;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .card-post-one.highlighted h2 {font-size: 28px;}
  .card-post-one .card-img span.pretitle {font-size: 11px; bottom: 0;}
  .card-post-one.highlighted .excerpt p {font-size: 16px;}
 }
.card-post-one.front-courses:hover {opacity: .8;}
.card-post-one.front-courses  img {border-radius: 4px;}
.card-post-one.front-courses .card-post-info h2 {font-size: 20px;}
.card-post-one.front-courses .course-quick-info {font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color:#444;}





/* ---- Content inner ---- */
.content-inner h2 {font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400;} 
.content-inner h3 {font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400;} 
.content-inner p + h2, .content-inner ul + h2 {margin: 30px 0 10px;} 
.content-inner p + h3, .content-inner ul + h3 {margin: 30px 0 10px;}
.content-inner p {font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5;}
.content-inner p a {color: var(--violet-one);}
.content-inner p a:hover {color: #000; text-decoration: underline;} 
.content-inner p.par-big {font-size: 130%;}
.content-inner p.par-small {font-size: 80%;}
.content-inner p.par-highlight {background: #edf9ff; padding: 15px; margin: 20px -15px;}
.content-inner p.par-alternative {border-top: 2px solid #f05038; border-bottom: 2px solid #f05038; padding: 12px 0;}
.content-inner p.par-comment {background: #f05038; padding: 20px; color: #fff;  float: right; width: 30%; margin: 10px;}
.content-inner p img+br {content: " "; display: none; }

.content-inner table {width: 100%; margin-bottom: 40px;}
.content-inner table tr th {background: #f6f6f6; padding: 8px 20px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: middle;}
.content-inner table tr td {color: #444; padding: 2px 20px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid #828282;}
.content-inner table tr:hover td {color: #000; background: #f2f2f2;}
.content-inner table tr td p {margin: 0; padding: 0; font-size: 16px;}

.content-inner .fr-img-caption {text-align: left;}
.content-inner .fr-img-caption img {margin-bottom: 4px;}
.content-inner .fr-img-caption .fr-inner {border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; padding:2px 0; display: block;}

.content-image {margin: 0 -20% 30px;}

blockquote {
  margin: 0 10px 30px;
  padding: 0 15px;
  border-left: 2px solid #da3636;
}

/**** Content images ****/

.fr-img-caption .fr-img-wrap {
  padding: 0;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: auto;
}

.content-inner .detail img.fr-dii.fr-fir {
  float: right;
  margin: 5px 0 5px 5px;
  max-width: calc(100% - 5px);
}

.content-inner .detail img.fr-dii.fr-fil {
  float: left;
  margin: 5px 15px 5px 0;
  max-width: calc(100% - 5px);
}

.content-inner .fr-img-caption.fr-dii.fr-fil {
  float: left;
  margin: 5px 25px 5px 0;
  max-width: calc(100% - 5px);
}

.content-inner .fr-img-caption.fr-dii.fr-fir {
  float: left;
  margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;
  max-width: calc(100% - 5px);
}

.content-gallery {margin-left: -10px; width:calc(100% + 10px) !important;}
.content-gallery img {border-radius: 3px;}
.jg-caption.jg-caption-visible {display: none !important;}

/**** Content Files ****/

.content-files h4 {font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 800;}
.content-files ul {list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;}
.content-files ul li a {font-size: 20px; color: #222;}
.content-files ul li a:hover {color: #888;}
.content-files ul li a i {color: var(--gold-one);}
.content-files ul li span {font-size: 14px;}
.content-files ul li a span.file {font-size: 11px;}

/** Lawyer details **/
.lawyer-details ul {padding-left: 15px;}
.lawyer-details ul li {font-size: 16px;}
.lawyer-details p {font-size: 16px;}
.lawyer-details h3 {font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;}
/** Accordion **/

.accordion-item {border: 0;}
.accordion-body {padding: 0;}
.accordion-button:focus {
    border:0;
    outline: 0;
    box-shadow: none;
}
.accordion-button {
  background: var(--gold-one);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #000;
}

.accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
    color: #000;
    background-color: var(--gold-one);
    box-shadow: none;
}
.accordion-button:not(.collapsed)::after {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='%23212529'%3e%3cpath fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 10.293l5.646-5.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
    transform: rotate(-180deg);    
}

/** Forms **/
.form-wrap h3 {font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700;}
.form-wrap .form-label {font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 3px;}
.form-wrap .form-control {border: 1px solid #333; padding: 10px 20px;}

/**** Subpages ****/

ul.subpages-menu {list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;}
ul.subpages-menu li {margin-right: 10px;}
ul.subpages-menu li a {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 4px; 
  color:#000; 
  padding: 3px 0px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #efefef; 
 }
ul.subpages-menu > li a:hover, ul.subpages-menu li a:focus, ul.subpages-menu > li.active > a {border-bottom: 1px solid var(--violet-one);  color:#000;} 
.subpages.vertical-subpages ul {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
.subpages.vertical-subpages ul li {display: inline-block; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;}

/**** FAQ ****/

.accordion-style-two .accordion-tag {
    font-size: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #A5A5A5;
    margin-bottom: 35px
}

.accordion-style-two .accordion-item {
    border: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--gold-one);
    border-radius: 0;
}

.accordion-style-two .accordion-item:last-child {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold-one);
}

.accordion-style-two .accordion-button {
    font-size: 22px;
    min-height: 1.75em;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 20px 10px 20px 0;
    box-shadow: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    color: var(--heading);
    background: transparent;
    transition: all .3s ease-in-out
}

.accordion-style-two .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
    padding-bottom: 15px;
}

.accordion-style-two .accordion-body {
    padding: 0 50px 25px 0;
}

.accordion-style-two .accordion-body p {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.8em;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.accordion-style-two .accordion-button::after {
    content: '+';
    font-size: 28px;
    background-image: none;
    width: auto;
    height: auto
}

.accordion-style-two .accordion-button:not(.collapsed)::after {
    content: "-";
}

/**** Contacts  ****/
.address-block-three .icon {
   font-size: 16px;
   line-height: 1;
}

.address-block-three .icon i {
    margin-left: auto;
}

.address-block-three .text {
    width: calc(100% - 35px);
    padding-left: 15px;
}

.address-block-three .title {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 800;
    padding: 0 0 10px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.address-block-three .text a i {color: var(--deep-cyan); font-size: 90%;}

.address-block-three p {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.65em;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.address-block-three p .call {
    font-size: 22px;
    color: var(--violet-one);
}

.address-block-three p .call:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.address-block-three a {  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;}
.address-block-three a:hover {color: var(--deep-cyan); transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;}

.contact-info {font-size: 18px;}
.contact-info {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
.contact-info li {list-style: none;}
.contact-info li.phone {font-size: 24px;}

.company-details p {font-size: 15px;}
.company-details ul {margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none;}
.company-details ul li {margin: 0; padding: 0; line-height: 1.5;}
.company-details ul li span {font-weight: 700;}
.copydata {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  color: var(--deep-cyan);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 5px;
  border: 0;
  outline: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  user-select: none;
}

.copydata:after {
  content: attr(tooltip);
  width: 140px;
  bottom: -48px;
  left: 20px;
  padding: 6px 8px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
}
.copydata:before, .copydata:after {
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background-color: #000000;
  color: #ffffff;
  transform: translateY(-10px);
  transition: all 300ms ease;
}
.copydata:hover:before, .copydata:hover:after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/** Google **/
.google-map {height: 500px;}
.google-map #map {height: 100%;}
.map-area-two {margin-bottom: -80px;}

.gm-style #bodyContent img {width: 120px; float: left; height: auto; margin: 0 15px 15px 0;}
.gm-style #bodyContent p {font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.5;}
.gm-style #bodyContent a {font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff; font-size: 12px; padding: 4px 10px; border: 0; display: inline-block; background: #A4A9AD; margin-right: 5px;}
.gm-style #bodyContent a.hidelink {display: none;}
.gm-style span.category {color: #3095B4; font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px;}
.gm-style #firstHeading {font-size: 16px;  margin: 10px 0 4px 0; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;}
.gm-style .gm-style-iw-t::after {display: none;}
.gm-style .gm-style-iw-c {box-shadow: none; padding: 15px; max-width: 400px !important;}
.gm-style .gm-ui-hover-effect {top: -2px !important; right: -2px !important; font-size: 12px;}
.gm-style .gm-ui-hover-effect img {width: 16px !important; height: 16px !important;}


/**** Footer ****/


.partner-logo {
  height: 50px;          
  width: auto;
  opacity: 0.9;
  transition: opacity .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.partner-logo.logo-smaller {height: 40px}

.partner-logo:hover {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1.05);
}


.footer-nav-link .hideinfooter {display: none;}
.footer-nav-link .uppercase {text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600;}
.footer-nav-link li:nth-last-child(1 of li.uppercase) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #5c7a9f;
}

/**** Cookies ****/
.cookie-banner {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1050;
}

.cookie-banner p {font-size: 16px;}
.cookie-category h6 {
  font-weight: 600;
}

.cookie-category .form-switch {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.cookie-category .form-switch input {
  transform: scale(1.25);
}