Colin Bourne

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Year of Call: 1997

Colin is a specialist employment and discrimination law practitioner

Named as a leading junior in employment law -

"He provides detailed, pragmatic and commercially astute advice."

Chambers UK 2012

'a highly experienced lawyer with "encyclopaedic knowledge of discrimination law."'

Chambers UK 2011

'Peers describe Bourne as a "formidable opponent," whilst instructing solicitors commend him for his "precise advice and ability to put clients at ease in any situation."'

Chambers UK 2011

'There is nothing Colin Bourne does not know about employment law. Robust and incisive'

Chambers UK 2008

Recommended in employment by Legal Experts 2007-10,

With a balance of Claimant and Respondent work, Colin acts for private and corporate clients in the whole range of employment related litigation:

• Unfair dismissal, information and consultation, redundancy claims; National Minimum Wage and working time cases.
  
• Contractual terms for senior employees, including restrictive covenants and other post-termination restraints;
  
• Transfer of businesses and the TUPE Regulations;
  
• Extensive experience of police work including discrimination and the Police Pensions Regulations; police discipline;
  
• Discrimination cases

QUALIFIED MEDIATOR

An accredited mediator with Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR), Colin has had involvement in wide range of commercial dispute mediations and has long been an advocate of the use of mediation in complex cases, particularly where there is a need to preserve existing relationships and where adversarial litigation is likely to have a destructive effect.

Discrimination and harassment claims are especially suited to the process of mediation and Colin has experience both as mediator and as an advocate for parties in mediation.

Seminars & Conferences

Colin is a regular speaker at Employment Law conferences for Industrial Relations Training Services, IBC and The Institute of Personal and Development.

He is also regularly invited to speak at seminars for the Employment Lawyers' Association and the Industrial Law Society

Topics include;

• Whether injury to feelings awards permissible in unfair dismissal claims
• Protected disclosures and the requirement for good faith
• The statutory dismissal and discipline and grievance procedures
• TUPE 2006
• Parental pay and leave
• New ACAS Code of Practice on discipline and dismissals

Memberships:

EMPLOYMENT LAW BAR ASSOCIATION
EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION
INDUSTRIAL LAW SOCIETY
CENTRE FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN MEDIATORS

Career & Education

University:		Manchester Metropolitan University
Degree:		LLB (Hons)
Year of Call:		1997, Gray's Inn
Joined Chambers:		2010
Other Career Information:		1981-1996: Trade Union Officer, National Union of Journalists
		Specialist adviser on Pensions and European Works Councils
		Prepared and presented evidence to: Monopolies and Mergers Commission (now the Competition Commission); House of Commons Employment Select Committee Studied law part-time at Manchester Metropolitan University while carrying out duties for the NUJ.