Brand names like Coca-Cola, Adidas and Christian Louboutin are recognised around the world, but in recent months they’ve appeared in the courts as much as on advertising billboards and in glossy magazines.   

With the countdown now on to the England football team’s World Cup 2018 semi-final against Croatia, our Lexology contributors have spent the past few weeks considering the various legal issues raised by football fever.   

In this scorecard, we look at key data from June 2018 on Lexology including the most popular articles, topics, jurisdictions and work areas.   

Pimlico Plumbers : lifting the lid on misclassification claims? The UK Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Pimlico Plumbers Ltd v Smith has brought the hazy status of workers operating in the gig economy back into the spotlight – and Lexology readers far and wide have taken notice. Although the case ...   

At the end of last week the Council of Europe met to discuss Brexit, among other issues. This meeting might not have been as significant as the October Council meeting later this year, but it is nearly two years since the referendum and only nine months remain until a potential disorderly UK exit. Given the lack of clarity to date and the complicated possible permutations, what should in-house counsel focus on to get their businesses ready for the transition period and eventual Brexit?   

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