Rhodri Williams#7718

Rhodri Williams, KC

Barrister, Keating Chambers
Rhodri Williams KC practises in European Union law and local government and administrative law. He specialises in the law of the internal market as it affects the public sector, and, in particular, the EU public procurement regime and State Aid, but also deals with a wide range of local government issues, including judicial review of post office closures, school re-organisation plans and school transport decisions. He deals with cases involving both local and regional government, including advising the Welsh Assembly Government and other Government Departments and local authorities, in England, Wales and in Northern Ireland. In 2000, he was appointed to the Attorney General’s list of approved Counsel and to the list of the Counsel General to the National Assembly for Wales and has represented the United Kingdom Government on several occasions before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxemburg. He was called to the Bar in Northern Ireland in 2009.

Practice Areas

Panel

  • Welsh Panel

Qualified Year

  • 1988

Year Taken Silk

  • 2010

Experience

  • Henderson Chambers (1999 - 2022)
  • Thirty Park Place Chambers, Cardiff (1997 - Present)
  • Commission of the European Communities (1992 - 1997)
  • 4 Kings Bench Walk (1988 - 1992)
  • Keating Chambers (2022 - Present)

Membership

  • Public Law Wales (Chair)
  • Public Procurement Law Review (Editorial Board)
  • Bar Council European Committee & Law Reform Committee (Committee Member)
  • Welsh Language Tribunal (Legally Qualified Member)

Qualifications

  • BA (Modern Languages) (1985)
  • Diploma in Law (1986)
  • Called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) (1987)
  • MA (Modern Languages) (2002)

Education

  • Oxford University (1981-1985)
  • PCL (Westminster University) (1985-1986)
  • Inns of Court School of Law (1986-1987)

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