A ground-breaking "virtual" firm of solicitors is celebrating ten years of success.

Woolley & Co claims to have pioneered the use of the latest communications technology to offer clients a faster and more efficient service while cutting out unnecessary costs.

It has expanded from humble beginnings in 1996, and has taken on five new lawyers this year alone.

And senior partner Andrew Woolley pledged the firm would double in size in the next two years.

He said: "We are seeing expansion as the demand for our style of service - something tailored to fit around the needs of clients in the fast-paced 21st century - is on the rise.

"We have stripped out the middle tiers of management and high costs of town centre offices to give our clients direct access to law experts at a time and place to suit them.

"Much of our correspondence is conducted on-line and our lawyers, though based in different parts of the country, have a wealth of expertise and experience to call upon.

"I am delighted to have reached this ten-year milestone and intend to keep the firm growing."

Woolley & Co is based in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The firm has legal experts in Norfolk, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and Warwickshire.