ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv lˈɔː, bˈoːɹn hˈæzbiːn ɐsˈɪstənt pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv swˈɑːnsiː ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ænd wʌzɐ vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ lˈɛktʃɚɹɚɹ æt hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd ɐn ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv vˈɛɹiəs lˈiːɡəl tˈɛkstbʊks ˌɔn kəmˈɜːʃəl ænd kˈʌmpəni lˈɔː.
A former professor of law, Bourne has been Assistant Principal of Swansea Institute of Higher Education, and was a visiting lecturer at Hong Kong University and an author of various legal textbooks on Commercial and Company Law.