Lawyers go potty over fake goods

One of the perks of practising intellectual property law is the occasional opportunity to take your frustrations out on seized counterfeit goods.

Whether it be driving a bulldozer over fake watches or, as here, taking a hammer to copycat Portmeirion pottery, there is much to be said for it as a form of stress relief.

Cerys Wyn Davies (left), head of IP at Pinsent Curtis Biddle and colleague Colin Leech, together with Portmeirion company secretary Elaine Cook, get stuck into some of the 2,200 fakes tracked down during a four-month investigation by the firm.