/* Injury Compensation Scotland
   Built to the boards' design brief, 20th September 2026.
   Navy, white, slate. One sans-serif. Deliberately unlike ineedalawyerto.com
   (cream, green, amber, serif wordmark). WCAG 2.2 AA targets. */

:root{
  --navy:#132840;
  --navy-deep:#0d1c2d;
  --navy-line:#24405e;
  --slate:#5a6b7d;
  --slate-light:#8795a4;
  --rule:#d8dee5;
  --bg:#ffffff;
  --bg-soft:#f4f6f8;
  --bg-answer:#eef3f8;
  --accent:#0b5c53;        /* dark teal, used sparingly */
  --accent-hover:#08443e;
  --warn-bg:#fdf6e9;
  --warn-line:#a9761a;
  --focus:#0b5c53;
  --maxw:44rem;
  --radius:4px;
}

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  margin:0;
  font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
  font-size:18px;
  line-height:1.6;
  color:var(--navy);
  background:var(--bg);
}
@media (max-width:30rem){body{font-size:17px}}

/* ---------- skip link ---------- */
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:.6rem 1rem;z-index:100}
.skip:focus{left:0}

/* ---------- focus ---------- */
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,textarea:focus-visible,summary:focus-visible{
  outline:3px solid var(--focus);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:2px;
}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
.masthead{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.masthead-inner{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:.9rem 1rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem}
.wordmark{font-weight:700;font-size:1.0rem;letter-spacing:.01em;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.25}
.wordmark span{display:block;font-weight:400;font-size:.78rem;color:#b9c6d4;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:.1rem}
.masthead a{color:#fff}
.navtoggle{display:none}
nav.primary{background:var(--navy-deep);border-top:1px solid var(--navy-line)}
nav.primary ul{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1rem;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0}
nav.primary a{display:block;padding:.6rem .85rem .6rem 0;margin-right:.85rem;color:#cfdae6;text-decoration:none;font-size:.9rem}
nav.primary a:hover,nav.primary a[aria-current="page"]{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}

/* ---------- layout ---------- */
main{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1rem 3rem}
.breadcrumb{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--slate);padding:.9rem 0 0}
.breadcrumb a{color:var(--slate)}
h1{font-size:1.95rem;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:.7rem 0 .2rem}
@media (max-width:30rem){h1{font-size:1.6rem}}
h2{font-size:1.28rem;line-height:1.3;margin:2.2rem 0 .4rem;padding-top:1.1rem;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
h3{font-size:1.06rem;margin:1.5rem 0 .3rem}
p,ul,ol{margin:0 0 1rem}
a{color:var(--accent);text-underline-offset:2px}
a:hover{color:var(--accent-hover)}
.lede{font-size:1.06rem;color:var(--slate)}

/* ---------- the answer-first block ---------- */
.answer{background:var(--bg-answer);border-left:4px solid var(--navy);padding:1rem 1.15rem;margin:1.2rem 0 1.6rem;border-radius:0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0}
.answer p{margin:0;font-size:1.06rem}

/* ---------- notes ---------- */
.note{background:var(--warn-bg);border-left:4px solid var(--warn-line);padding:.9rem 1.15rem;margin:1.4rem 0;border-radius:0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0}
.note p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.note strong{display:block;margin-bottom:.25rem}

/* ---------- three steps ---------- */
.steps{list-style:none;padding:0;counter-reset:s;margin:1.2rem 0 1.6rem}
.steps li{counter-increment:s;position:relative;padding:0 0 1.1rem 2.6rem;margin:0}
.steps li::before{content:counter(s);position:absolute;left:0;top:.05rem;width:1.8rem;height:1.8rem;border-radius:50%;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700}
.steps strong{display:block}

/* ---------- claim type cards ---------- */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(15rem,1fr));gap:.8rem;margin:1.2rem 0 1.6rem;padding:0;list-style:none}
.cards li{margin:0}
.cards a{display:block;height:100%;padding:.95rem 1.05rem;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:var(--radius);text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy);background:#fff}
.cards a:hover{border-color:var(--navy);background:var(--bg-soft)}
.cards .t{display:block;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.15rem}
.cards .d{display:block;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--slate);line-height:1.45}

/* ---------- form ---------- */
.enquiry{background:var(--bg-soft);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.2rem 1.15rem;margin:1.4rem 0}
.enquiry h2{margin-top:0;padding-top:0;border-top:0;font-size:1.2rem}
.field{margin:0 0 1rem}
.field label{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;margin-bottom:.25rem}
.field .hint{display:block;font-weight:400;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--slate);margin-bottom:.35rem}
input[type=text],input[type=email],input[type=tel],select,textarea{
  width:100%;padding:.65rem .7rem;font:inherit;font-size:1rem;color:var(--navy);
  background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--slate-light);border-radius:var(--radius);min-height:44px;
}
select{appearance:none;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8'%3E%3Cpath fill='%235a6b7d' d='M1 1l5 5 5-5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:right .8rem center;padding-right:2.2rem}
textarea{min-height:6rem;resize:vertical}
.consent{display:flex;gap:.6rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1rem 0}
.consent input[type=checkbox]{width:22px;height:22px;min-height:22px;margin:.15rem 0 0;flex:0 0 auto;accent-color:var(--accent)}
.consent label{font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.5}
button.submit{
  display:block;width:100%;min-height:52px;padding:.8rem 1.2rem;font:inherit;font-size:1.02rem;font-weight:700;
  color:#fff;background:var(--accent);border:0;border-radius:var(--radius);cursor:pointer;
}
button.submit:hover{background:var(--accent-hover)}
.under-button{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--slate);margin:.6rem 0 0;text-align:center}

/* ---------- questions ---------- */
.qa{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:1.2rem}
.qa details{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.qa summary{padding:.8rem 0;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;min-height:44px;align-items:center}
.qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.qa summary::after{content:"+";font-weight:400;font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--slate);flex:0 0 auto;line-height:1}
.qa details[open] summary::after{content:"\2212"}
.qa details p{margin:0 0 .9rem}

/* ---------- sources ---------- */
.sources{font-size:.84rem;color:var(--slate);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:.9rem;margin-top:2rem}
.reviewed{font-size:.84rem;color:var(--slate);margin:.2rem 0 1.4rem}

/* ---------- tables ---------- */
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;margin:1.1rem 0;font-size:.94rem}
th,td{border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:.5rem .65rem;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
th{background:var(--bg-soft);font-weight:700}
.tablewrap{overflow-x:auto}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer{background:var(--navy);color:#cfdae6;margin-top:3rem;font-size:.88rem}
footer .inner{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:1.8rem 1rem 2.2rem}
footer a{color:#fff}
footer h2{color:#fff;font-size:.95rem;border:0;padding:0;margin:0 0 .4rem}
.footlinks{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 1.2rem;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.3rem 1.1rem}
.regulatory{border-top:1px solid var(--navy-line);padding-top:1rem;line-height:1.55}

/* honeypot: present for bots, invisible and unreachable for people */
.hp{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.measure[hidden]{display:none}

/* ---------- hero band and trust strip (21st September 2026) ---------- */
.hero{background:var(--bg-answer);box-shadow:0 0 0 100vmax var(--bg-answer);clip-path:inset(0 -100vmax);
  padding:.2rem 0 1.4rem;margin-bottom:1rem}
.hero h1{margin-top:.8rem}
.trust{list-style:none;margin:1rem 0 0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem 1.4rem;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--navy)}
.trust li{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.45rem}
.trust li::before{content:"";width:.55rem;height:.55rem;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);flex:0 0 auto}
@media (min-width:64rem){
  :root{--maxw:48rem}
  .hero h1{font-size:2.35rem;line-height:1.2}
}
.enquiry{box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(19,40,64,.06),0 6px 18px rgba(19,40,64,.06)}