The recent Appellate Division decision in Shaw v. Shand, 460 N.J. Super. 592 (App. Div. 2019), has upended the “learned professional” exception to the Consumer Fraud Act (CFA). The Shaw decision dramatically eroded the availability of the CFA exemption for “semi-professionals” by requiring a semi-professional to establish a clear conflict between the CFA and any applicable licensing regulations before the semi-professional is entitled to the exemption. Depending upon how future courts interpret Shaw, the case could have a broader effect on other licensed professionals, like accountants, architects, and engineers.

To fully understand the significance of the Shaw decision, some background is in order.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]