I am Dr Jon Bedworth. I have a BA in Social Science and a PhD in the interactive arts. I also spent many years as a software engineer and was for some years a part-time tutor on a postgraduate course, MA in Digital Art. This has given me a skills in critical thinking, communication and mentoring, that I believe help my role as a McKenzie Friend.

I also have experience of our court system, having previously taken legal action over a business-related matter, and helped a friend with her ongoing parking dispute, in preparing documents and submit court papers. While my role as as McKenzie Friend is not to provide you with legal advice, this experience has nonetheless aided my understanding of legal procedure and language, and it was through this that I became aware of McKenzie Friends.

Having been witness to an unpleasant divorce as a teenager, I feel particular affinity with the plight of the children caught up in such situations, which can become expensive adversarial legal battles. But it need not be so. As your McKenzie Friend, I hope to be able to help you understand this process and in so doing represent yourself within it, removing the need for expensive legal representation, while promoting a less adversarial approach to resolving matters.