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Thursday, March 12 2020 - 15:14
AsiaNet
Legal Fintech start-up BarBooks Australia acquires TA Law's iChambers business to become Australian market leader in practice management software for barristers
SYDNEY, Australia, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

BarBooks' mission to become the dominant practice management provider in the 
Australian barrister market has been cemented through its recent acquisition of 
TA Law's iChambers business.  BarBooks now has its sights set on international 
expansion in the UK and USA, as well as diversification within the Australian 
legal market. Find out more about BarBooks here: 
https://www.barbooksaustralia.com/ 

BarBooks, the Sydney based legal fintech company, has acquired barrister 
practice management product iChambers from TA Law.  This acquisition adds to 
BarBooks' already significant Australian market share and cements its position 
as the market leader in practice management software for barristers. 

"We are incredibly excited to consolidate our position as market leader within 
Australia. BarBooks was founded by barristers, for barristers, and we have an 
in depth understanding of our customers' needs. The acquisition adds to our 
already impressive growth story and positions us strongly for future 
expansion." states Morag Latta, CEO of BarBooks. 

Morag Latta, who joined BarBooks as Chief Executive Officer in 2019, brings a 
wealth of experience from large corporate players within the legal technology 
industry. Her appointment signals BarBooks' commitment to build critical mass 
within Australia and take on the bigger players in the legal market, both 
locally and in the international market. 

Pouyan Afshar, barrister and one of the founders of BarBooks, says "Our growth 
strategy has always been bold. From a focused niche start-up, we are now ready 
to take on the big guns of practice management both here in Australia, and 
internationally in the States, importantly, the UK and North America." 

BarBooks has delivered exponential growth year on year since launching in 2015 
to the individual barrister market. Expansion into the Bar Clerks market in 
2018 saw the company develop and launch their B2B clerk product. The 
acquisition of iChambers adds to BarBooks' B2B product suite and is consistent 
with the ambitious growth strategy of the business. Given that barristers in 
overseas jurisdictions such as the UK operate in a very similar way to 
Australia, BarBooks is now poised for international expansion both into that 
market and the market for sole practitioner law firms. The potential to scale 
the business globally is a key part of the strategic growth plan, along with 
entry into new related verticals within the Australian and overseas legal 
market. 

Stephen Foley, Managing Director TA Law states "It has been a pleasure to do 
business with the team at BarBooks. Their professionalism, and their focus on 
best practice and customer service means that iChambers customers will benefit 
from the combined experience and expertise of both companies." 

About BarBooks: BarBooks is a Sydney based legal fin-tech company founded in 
2015 by barristers, for barristers. BarBooks delivers practice management 
accounting software for individual barristers and for Clerks (Chambers lists) 
servicing a barrister customer base.   

About TA Law: With over 30 years of IT expertise and extensive knowledge of the 
barrister industry, TA Law provides technology and services that enable 
barristers - from securing work to practice management. 

SOURCE: BarBooks 

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