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Foreign lawyers to be charged £3,000 to gain English qualification

Hmm, the fact that Kaplan is effectively the monopoly provider raises a few novel legal points: i. that the resulting dominance is abused through fees that are not fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory; ii. that the high fee is a barrier to freedom of establishment as defined under the TFEU - it being noted that the relevance of Directive 98/5/EC is limited insofar as it requires a continuance presence of 3 years, whereas the QLTS grants instant access to the legal professional title(s) of England & Wales.

7-Oct-2010

11:45 am