Whether through it or around it, friction is demonstrably the legal industry’s life source. And that has never been more apparent than in the current news.

Take for instance a $100 million dispute that has ignited in the Cayman Islands. Involving a clutch of top firms as well as some renowned offshore firms, the politically-charged case sees a law firm accuse the Kuwaiti government of acting “maliciously” in launching a legal action against a private equity fund which it says misdirected funds owed to it.