Cool Timeline

2015
Jan 30

Clare Regan joined

Clare Regan joined WWF after working in Birmingham, London and Cheltenham.

2012
Jan 30

Louise Chipchase joined

Louise Chipchase joined WWF after working in Evesham.

2010
Jan 30

Robin Humphreys joined

Robin Humphreys joined WWF after working in Birmingham. He has been a county court judge since 2003.

2002
Jan 30

Norman Snowball joined

Norman Snowball became a Partner at WWF.

1999
Jan 30

Main office Worcester

WWF Malvern office closed.

1981
Jan 30

Richard Musgrave joined

Richard Musgrave joined the litigation department and left to become a county court judge.

1976
Jan 30

WWF expanded

Nigel Horner joined the insolvency side of the business. WWF became a general practice with a strong private client focus. WWF took over Dingle & Halsted.

1975
Jan 30

John Fox retired

John Fox retired as a partner and left law to move to Canada. WWF kept the name as they thought he might return.

1970
Jan 30

WWF expanded

WWF took over Lord & Parker.

1969
Jan 30

Andrew Duncan joined

Andrew Duncan joined the firm after qualifying.

1962
Jan 30

Firm became WWF

John Fox joined and developed corporate side of the business with interest in corporate insolvency, and the firm became WWF.

1961
Jan 30

Firm merged

Firm became Whatley, Mellor & Weston.

1958
Jan 30

Office moved

Office moved to the Tything, and has been there since.

1926
Jan 30

Firm created

Firm was created by Charles Whatley with offices in Malvern and Worcester, and were run as separate businesses. Malvern was a Victorian spa town, and the firm had clients who were wholesale traders and those with estate holdings. The firm..Read more