REACH FOR THE STARS

As recent articles in the Gazette have shown, space law is a burgeoning area of practice, so south-coast firm Coffin Mew & Clover missed out on a great chance to sign a top consultant recently.

The firm sponsors a programme of public lectures organised by the University of Portsmouth, which finished recently with Sir Patrick Moore taking a near-capacity audience 'Beyond the Moon'.

But then his fees would probably have been, erm, astronomical.