Many of the reasons which lead a layman to consult a lawyer have nothing to do with cases in the accepted sense of
the term. There is, for instance, no question of suing anyone or putting anyone in court when a client asks about making a will. Nevertheless , a good deal of the work of the lawyer is contentions , that is concerned with points in dispute between parties, and some of this goes as far as the courts and leads to a civil or even a criminal