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11 November 2022
Issue: 8002 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Marketing , Profession
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NLJ this week: Making an impression online with Indie Ridge

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Having a clear and impactful online presence is essential for every law firm if they want to stand out from thousands of other firms and cut through to their clients. 

In this week’s NLJ, Mike Chapman of digital agency Indie Ridge sets out the key benefits of a polished website—and how you can get one.

Chapman stresses the importance of establishing trust and credibility with prospective clients by showcasing ‘your unique perspective on the world’, and warns against falling into the trap of a generic or dysfunctional website. He adds: ‘Your website is your digital lobby, and you want to WOW your visitors from the moment they arrive. Because if you aren’t impressing them, you are losing them.’

For those firms choosing Indie Ridge to revamp their online presence, Chapman also explains the client journey, from the early qualification process, through the research and build phases and finally the result— a ‘design-rich and super-fast’ website, providing clients with ‘a highly credible online presence’.

He adds that Indie Ridge is there for ‘small-to-medium-sized law firms that want cutting-edge, custom-designed websites and the best legal content marketing technology at a price point that makes sense for them’.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Cripps—Radius Law

Cripps—Radius Law

Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire

Switalskis—Grimsby

Switalskis—Grimsby

Firm expands with new Grimsby office to serve North East Lincolnshire

Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury

Slater Heelis—Will Newman & Lucy Spilsbury

Property team boosted by two solicitor appointments

NEWS
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle
A landmark ruling has reshaped child clinical negligence claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Jodi Newton, head of birth and paediatric negligence at Osbornes Law, explains how the Supreme Court in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 has overturned Croke v Wiseman, ending the long-standing bar on children recovering ‘lost years’ earnings
A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996
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