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Law firm websites are regulated documents. Price transparency, complaints signposting, regulator badges and outcome claims are all prescribed, and the profession is watched by a regulator with fining powers and by competitors who know the rules as well as you do.

SRABSBCLCLaw Society of ScotlandLegal OmbudsmanASA / CAPICOState bars (US)DIFC / ADGM authorities
Legal services SRA, ICO, CMA

Sub-sectors, with their real law counts

Read live from the Attachment Matrix. Counts shown for United Kingdom / England; every cell opens the full stack in the Explorer.

Your copy, read like a regulator reads it.

The semantic scan walks every service page for guarantee language, outcome claims and price-transparency gaps. Each catch is quoted verbatim with the rule it may engage, then tiered as an indicator for counsel, never alleged by a machine.

What the Radar watches hardest here

SRA Transparency Rules: publish price and service information for named practice areas, complaints information and the clickable SRA badge. The SRA has issued 439 warnings and 31 fixed-penalty fines on transparency since May 2023 [APPROVAL: verify current figure].
Outcome claims: "we win 95% of cases" needs substantiation that survives both the SRA and CAP 3.1.
"No win no fee" prominence and balance: the qualifying terms must live with the claim, not in a footer.
US bar rules: several states require ads to be filed before use; past-results disclaimers are prescribed per state.
Client confidentiality in testimonials and case studies: matter details on a website are a professional-conduct surface, not marketing copy.

A worked scenario

ILLUSTRATIVE

A conveyancing and probate firm, England & Wales, three offices

Challenge. A website refresh dropped the complaints page from the footer and the price page lagged the firm’s actual fees.

What the Radar did. The Radar’s presence tests flagged the missing complaints signposting (SRA Transparency Rules, T1 once coverage was confirmed) and the price divergence as a conditional finding for the COFA to confirm.

Outcome. Fixed before the SRA’s next sweep. The firm’s evidence trail now shows continuous transparency compliance, useful in its annual declaration.

ENFORCEMENT CLIMATE · CITED
439 + 31
SRA official warnings and fixed-penalty fines on transparency failures since May 2023 [APPROVAL: verify]
SRA VIA RESEARCH DOC 3
22,383
ads amended or withdrawn by the ASA in 2025; legal advertising falls squarely in scope
ASA & CAP ANNUAL REPORT 2025
10%
of global turnover: the CMA’s direct fining ceiling under the DMCC Act, applying to consumer-facing legal services too
DMCC ACT 2024, IN FORCE APR 2025

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Watchlist items describe checks the Radar runs, not legal advice about your business. Applicability depends on confirmed facts and supported scope. Scenario is illustrative, not a client reference.