Ben Bourne
Solicitor

Departments

Charity Law
Commercial and Litigation

Main Areas Of Work
Charity Law and Practice
Commercial Matters
Employment Problems
Dispute Resolution

Professional Association and Memberships
Ben is a member of the Charity Law Association.
Ben is a Trustee of Beeston Free Church, Nottingham and The Malt Cross Trust, a charity outreach project which serves the people of Nottingham.

Interests
Outside of work, Ben enjoys cricket, football and playing golf (badly). He also enjoys holidaying in North Cornwall and spending time with family and friends.

Interesting Matters

  1. Advising a wide range of charities on charity registration, mergers, and Charity Commission requirements.
  2. Advice to one of the UK’s largest exempt charities on charity matters.
  3. Advice to employers and employees in relation to a range of employment matters including acting on behalf of Claimants and Respondents in the Employment Tribunal.
  4. Registering UK and European Community Trademarks for a number of companies and individuals.

Date Joined : 2007

Date Qualified : 2009

Contact Details
You can contact Ben at our Beeston office on 0115 922 1591 or via email b.bourne@ellis-fermor.co.uk

Latest News

Employment Law Update

On 29 July 2013 the Government introduce Employment Tribunal fees - £1180 for an unfair dismissal case. Good news or bad? Bad news for employees with this financial obstacle to justice. Good news for employers as employees are deterred from suing. But is it really good news? In future how will employee' s protect themselves? Perhaps by a revival in Trade Union membership? Perhaps self-help measures? Will we see disgruntled ex-employees taking to soci... June 11th 2013 | read more

FAMILY FIRM CLEANS UP AFTER CONTRACTOR GIVES UP CLAIM

A local family owned company came to see us a couple of years ago when they received a County Court summons issued by a large cleaning company who were claiming in the region of £12,000 for alleged breach of contract. The cleaning company had signed them up on a three year contract to clean their premises. Things hadn’t gone well and the contract had been terminated, although which side terminated it, and whether they were entitled to, was in dispu... May 1st 2013 | read more