| 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.
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