Laccases　are　a　family　of　copper-containing　oxidases　with　important　applications　in　bioremediation　and　other　various　industrial　and　biotechnological　areas.　There　have　been　over　two　dozen　reviews　on　laccases　since　2010　covering　various　aspects　of　this　group　of　versatile　enzymes,　from　their　occurrence,　biochemical　properties,　and　expression　to　immobilization　and　applications.　This　review　is　not　intended　to　be　all-encompassing;　instead,　we　highlighted　some　of　the　latest　developments　in　basic　and　applied　laccase　research　with　an　emphasis　on　laccase-mediated　bioremediation　of　pharmaceuticals,　especially　antibiotics.　Pharmaceuticals　are　a　broad　class　of　emerging　organic　contaminants　that　are　recalcitrant　and　prevalent.　The　recent　surge　in　the　relevant　literature　justifies　a　short　review　on　the　topic.　Since　low　laccase　yields　in　natural　and　genetically　modified　hosts　constitute　a　bottleneck　to　industrial-scale　applications,　we　also　accentuated　a　genus　of　laccase-producing　white-rot　fungi,　Cerrena,　and　included　a　discussion　with　regards　to　regulation　of　laccase　expression.