 | The firm was founded by Harold Saunders in 1904. In 1924, D. Granville West joined this practice to serve his articles.
By 1929, D. Granville West had set up a practice on his own account in Newbridge. In 1943 he then took over Harold Saunders' existing practice in Pontypool. Immediately after the War, Emrys Chivers returned to the firm from serving in the R.A.F., as a partner. We then became known as D. Granville West & Chivers.
Around 1950, D. Francis Dunford joined the practice, forming D. Granville West, Chivers & Dunford. The latter left the firm in 1962 to become a judge and in 1966, Ronald E.Y. (Ron) Morgan returned to the practice as a partner, having trained with us in the 1950s. The practice then gained the name by which it is known today - Granville-West, Chivers & Morgan. The hyphen in Granville-West was added when D. Granville West, who had been the Member of Parliament for Pontypool, became one of the first Life Peers, Baron Granville-West of Pontypool.
The Risca Office was established in 1980, with the Abertillery Office following in 1987. In the same year, Ron Morgan retired from the practice, but continued to practise separately as Chivers & Morgan until his death in 1998. To avoid confusion, the Pontypool Office had dropped Chivers & Morgan from its title at the time of Ron Morgan's retirement and still practises as Granville-West.
In March of 1998, a new office, also styled Granville-West, was opened in Caldicot to serve the South-East Gwent community and to provide the firm with a presence in this rapidly growing area.
For the new Millennium, Granville-West has taken over the practice of G. Edward Williams & Son in Blackwood to further enhance its presence in the Gwent Valleys.
Granville-West has a proud tradition of service to the community. We act free of charge or at greatly reduced rates for a number of charities, churches and other institutions. Among these are The Wales Council for the Deaf and Torfaen Credit Union.
In 2004, Granville-West's centenary year, the firm continues to look forward to consolidating its position as one of the leading solicitors in Wales |
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