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.

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Introduction to public procurement in Wales—PA 2023

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an introduction to public procurement in Wales under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) and the Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024, highlighting in particular the differences in the public procurement rules in Wales, as compared with England. It also provides an overview of the rules applicable to healthcare procurement in Wales, as well as duties imposed under the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023.

Public Law