Rhodri is a specialist in competition law and European Community law. He is also a recognised leader in public law and sports law. He received the 2008 EU/Competition law Silk of the Year Award from Chambers and Partners.
Rhodri was a founder member of Matrix and Chair of the Management Committee from 2004 to 2006. He is a qualified negotiator and mediator.
Competition law
Rhodri is a leading specialist in competition law.
Rhodri acted for Albion Water in the CAT and Court of Appeal in its long-running appeals in respect of competition in the UK water industry. He acted for the OFT in the Genzyme and Attheraces appeals before the CAT and for the EC Commission in the Pre-insulated pipes cartel appeal to the ECJ. He represented Which? in the first “follow on” consumer damages action in respect of the Replica Kit cartel.
Recent and current cases include OFT cartel investigations of the UK dairy sector, the ongoing supermarket investigation, the OFT’s decision in respect of “cover pricing” in the construction sector, the MasterCard appeal to the CFI and related OFT proceedings, and appeals in respect of copper fittings and methacrylates cartel decisions of the EC Commission.
European Union law
Rhodri is also a leading expert in EU law.
He practised for two years in Brussels and is thus familiar with the different perspective and practice style of the EC institutions. He has a specific expertise in pharmaceutical regulation and sports and media law. He has advised and acted for a wide range of commercial and public bodies, including the Bank of England, the BBC, DEFRA, the ORR and the EC Commission as well as for private individuals asserting their EC law rights against the UK and EC authorities. He is currently acting in a number of major dumping actions before the CFI on behalf of Chinese and Indian importers. He is acting for BT in a pending appeal concerning the provision of directory information under EU law.
Administrative law
Developing out of his EU law practice, Rhodri has appeared in a series of important EC-related public law cases both for and against the Government. He is currently acting in an appeal concerning the application of the EU public procurement rules to the Government’s Academies schools programme and a pending judicial review in respect of the powers of the BAA and CAA to confiscate aeroplanes from lessors to enforce the airport charges of their insolvent lessees.