The Price of Legal Services Might Go Negative

Sounds impossible right? A quick look around suggests that we shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss it. Just last week a similarly improbable thing happened – the price of a barrel of oil fell to negative $37.36.  Let that sink in. Producers of oil were paying people to take their product.(1)   You might be sitting […]

The Dinner Dilemma

3pm. That’s normally when the thought first pops into my head.  What to do about dinner? Deliveroo? HelloFresh? Or cook something from the fridge? They’ll all serve to fill me up.  But they’re not really the same are they? Deliveroo is fast and convenient. And the best part, no dishes! All I need to do […]

Sourdough Galore!

Have you seen the explosion of homemade sourdough loaves on Instagram since lockdown started? Judging by their numbers, I’m fully expecting there to be a boulangerie on every street corner when things get back to normal. Easter weekend I got caught up too.   My family’s Easter dessert tradition is a midwestern speciality, cream puffs. They’re […]

Legal Tech Made Simple

The story behind Alacrity’s founder, Christopher Thurn. Listen as Christopher tells his journey from Investment Banking into Legal Tech in his interview with Syke‘s Dom Burch.

Easter Eggs!

Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs! Hands down my favourite kind of Easter candy. I don’t know about you but most Easter mornings I have to stop myself from finishing the whole bag.  What’s your favourite Easter treat? Those raising their hands for anything containing coconut can pipe down… The thing that makes Easter candy so great […]

My Corona Cut

Have you started wondering about it yet?  If we’re in social isolation for the next 12 weeks and not allowed to go to the barber or hairdresser?  I needed a trim a week ago. In 3 weeks I’m going to start looking feral. I don’t even want to think about 6-9 weeks’ time when my […]