27th October 2011, 01:21 PM
Quote:The IfA's legal position would appear to suggest that the practice of acknowledging IfA membership is not a constraint on trade and I would not be surprised if making IfA membership a pre-requisite for certain job applications does not also soon follow that trend.
But it is a constraint on the ability to trade of non-members. It seems to me that the proffession is in danger of becoming a closed shop!