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Rhodri Thompson KC

Rhodri Thompson KC

Rhodri, of Matrix Chambers, is a leading silk in public law and regulation, including competition law, telecoms law and all aspects of EU law. He is also a recommended silk in sports law.

Rhodri provides advice and advocacy at all stages of competition and regulatory disputes, including preliminary strategic advice, advice and advocacy during the administrative stage of regulatory investigations, appeals, judicial review and commercial litigation, in particular actions for damages for breaches of competition law.

Rhodri is involved in a wide range of commercial litigation, judicial reviews and appeals concerning economic regulation, including the 2019 Rail Franchise Litigation in the TCC, the UK trucks litigation in the CAT and a JR challenge to the recent CMA review of energy distribution pricing.

As Chair of the EU Law Committee of the Bar Council from 2018 to 2020, Rhodri was heavily involved in the discussions concerning the terms on which the UK would withdraw from the EU. He is also the Hon Treasurer of the UK Association of European Law.