Rhodri earned and MA (Oxon) and BPhil (Oxon) from University College, Oxford.[2] Thomson was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1989. He was a member of Monckton Chambers 1990–2000. He left in 2000 and became a founding Member of Matrix Chambers.[1] Thomson was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2002. 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.
Chambers and Partners 2011 ranks Rhodri Thompson QC as a leading silk in EU/Competition law. Described as “the star competition lawyer”, Rhodri “has an enviable reputation for handling the thorniest of EU and competition issues...he is an extremely attractive advocate as he assimilates huge amounts of information easily, and presents responses in a superbly coherent way”.
Legal 500 2010/2011 recommends Rhodri Thompson QC as a leading silk in Admin and Public law; Civil Liberties and Human Rights; EU and Competition, “tower of strength on complex matters”; and Media, Entertainment and Sport.
Legal 500 describes Rhodri as a provider of “excellent advice”, with “excellent judgement”, and as a “tower of strength on complex matters”. According to Chambers & Partners, Rhodri is “good when under attack, which is a sign of great character and talent”.
Legal 500 2009 recommends Rhodri as a leading silk in Competition/EU law (ranked 1st), appreciated for his “clarity of thinking and ability to structure and present complex arguments”. Griffin
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Single Market for Pharmaceuticals (1994), EC Law of Competition (contrib, 4, 5 and 6 edns)
Contributor to Bellamy & Child, Common Market Law of Competition, 4th-5th edition (on common horizontal agreements), 6th edition, 2008 (Article 82)(Sweet & Maxwell)
"Dishonest agreements" [2003] Comp LR 94 (with Ken Macdonald QC)
"Goodbye to the dominance test? Substantive appraisal under the new EC merger regime" [2004] Comp LJ
"Community law and the limits of deference" [2005] EHRLR 24
^Legal Hub. "Legal Hub - Mr Rhodri William Ralph Thompson QC". Legal Hub. Legal Hub. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
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(Matrix Chambers)
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rhodri, thompson, born, 1960, english, barrister, matrix, chambers, rhodri, william, ralph, thompsonkcborn, 1960, 1960, nationalitybritishalma, materuniversity, college, oxfordoccupationbarrister, contents, early, life, education, career, professional, reputat. Rhodri Thompson KC born 5th of May 1960 is an English barrister at Matrix Chambers 1 Rhodri William Ralph ThompsonKCBorn 1960 05 05 5 May 1960 age 63 NationalityBritishAlma materUniversity College OxfordOccupationBarrister Contents 1 Early life 2 Education and career 3 Professional reputation 4 Publication 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editRhodri Thompson was born in Farnborough Kent Education and career editRhodri earned and MA Oxon and BPhil Oxon from University College Oxford 2 Thomson was called to the Bar Middle Temple in 1989 He was a member of Monckton Chambers 1990 2000 He left in 2000 and became a founding Member of Matrix Chambers 1 Thomson was appointed Queen s Counsel in 2002 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 Professional reputation editThis article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Chambers and Partners 2011 ranks Rhodri Thompson QC as a leading silk in EU Competition law Described as the star competition lawyer Rhodri has an enviable reputation for handling the thorniest of EU and competition issues he is an extremely attractive advocate as he assimilates huge amounts of information easily and presents responses in a superbly coherent way Legal 500 2010 2011 recommends Rhodri Thompson QC as a leading silk in Admin and Public law Civil Liberties and Human Rights EU and Competition tower of strength on complex matters and Media Entertainment and Sport Legal 500 describes Rhodri as a provider of excellent advice with excellent judgement and as a tower of strength on complex matters According to Chambers amp Partners Rhodri is good when under attack which is a sign of great character and talent Legal 500 2009 recommends Rhodri as a leading silk in Competition EU law ranked 1st appreciated for his clarity of thinking and ability to structure and present complex arguments GriffinPublication editSingle Market for Pharmaceuticals 1994 EC Law of Competition contrib 4 5 and 6 edns Contributor to Bellamy amp Child Common Market Law of Competition 4th 5th edition on common horizontal agreements 6th edition 2008 Article 82 Sweet amp Maxwell Dishonest agreements 2003 Comp LR 94 with Ken Macdonald QC Goodbye to the dominance test Substantive appraisal under the new EC merger regime 2004 Comp LJ Community law and the limits of deference 2005 EHRLR 24References edit a b Debretts Rhodri Thompson Esq QC s Biography Debretts Debretts Retrieved 23 July 2011 Legal Hub Legal Hub Mr Rhodri William Ralph Thompson QC Legal Hub Legal Hub Retrieved 23 July 2011 External links editRhodri Thompson QC Matrix Chambers Profile Matrix Chambers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rhodri Thompson amp oldid 1210594830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
