The partnership of Monro Fisher Wasbrough converted to LLP status on 1st April 2009, having been formed by a merger of the firms Monro Pennefather & Co and Fisher Fairchild Wasbrough in 2000.

Monro Pennefather & Co

Monro Pennefather & Co was formed from the consolidation of the partnerships of Monro Saw, Edwards & Co and Pennefather & Co and, prior to moving to Great James Street in 1996, had for many years been located at 38 Bedford Place, Bloomsbury Square. Previously the practice had been in the City, in Cannon Street, and had strong links with Tate & Lyle, which endure to this day. Monro Saw & Co dates back to the early 1860's.

Fisher Fairchild Wasbrough

Fisher Fairchild Wasbrough was the result of the 1992 merger between Fisher Dowson & Wasbrough and Fairchild Greig & Wells.

Fisher Dowson & Wasbrough

The history of this firm can be traced back to various practices, the earliest being that of Archibald Russell who was admitted as a solicitor in 1792, then based in Southwark and later at 159 Borough High Street. He was joined by his son Joshua and the firm of Russell & Son were in practice at 1 Lant Street, Southwark in 1823 and later that firm moved to 30 Queen Street, Cheapside. Subsequent changes of name included: Russell, Son & Adams (1866) and Russell, Son & Scott (1869 -1895) at 14 Old Jewry Chambers, then Russell, Son & Cumming (1895 - 1920) and Russell, Son & Fisher (Percy Willis Russell and William Rowland Fisher) at 3 Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street and later, after the retirement of Mr Russell in 1936, became Fisher & Dowson on merging with Dowsons of 7 St James's Place in 1937.

Messrs White & Wasbrough and Wasbrough Bloxham & Co of 12 Great Marlborough Street merged with Noel Dowson, W R Fisher and William Hugh Trueman Fisher in 1942, after which W R Fisher died in 1948 and the firm absorbed various practices including Few & Co (Essex St.), Hedges & Davies (Red Lion Square), T J Hughes & Co and J W T Lilley of Garner Lilley & Co (Gloucester Place), and later moved to 10 Great James Street in 1983. In 1985 W R Bennett & Co joined until the retirement of Peter Angel in 1999.

Messrs Andrews, Fawcus, Ogilvie & Fisher was originally founded in 1848 by Ebenezer Benham, a Perpetual Commissioner who practiced by himself until 1858 at 18 Essex Street, Strand until joined by William Frederick Tindell with whom he practiced until his death in 1871. Mr Benham's obituary in the Law Times advised that "...the deceased gentleman had been brought into connection with the world of science and literature by an extensive business in patent and copyright law. His loss will be deeply regretted by a large circle of his professional brethren and by a host of private friends, to whom he was endeared by his social and domestic virtues, his constant highmindedness, a rectitude of principle and his goodness of heart". Thereafter Mr Tindell continued to practice under the title Benham & Tindell until his sudden death in 1886 whereupon Mr Henry Andrews purchased the practice and changed the name to Tindell & Andrews, and then practiced under his own name until 1895 when Mr Louis Edward Fawcus joined him in the partnership of Andrews & Fawcus until Mr Andrews' sudden death in the office in November 1898, he had only been married a month.

In 1900 Mr Fawcus was joined in partnership by Herbert Willett, briefly practicing as Andrews, Fawcus & Willett until Mr Willett departed for sole practice at 40 Chancery Lane. In 1906 Charles Ogilvie (previously of Norton Rose & Norton) joined Mr Fawcus, as did William Rowland Fisher (previously of Bircham & Co), becoming Andrews, Fawcus, Ogilvie, Fisher. Mr Fawcus retired in 1907 and the firm moved to 32 Essex Street. Thereafter W R Fisher joined Percy Russell in practice in 1920.

Fairchild Greig & Wells

Fairchild Greig & Wells dated back to 1884 when William J Greig established his practice at 15 Fenchurch Street, and was succeeded by his son William Fairchild Greig who in 1912, practiced under the name of Fairchild Greig & Co at 61 Carey Street, later at 1 New Square, Lincoln's Inn and then at 177 Fenchurch Street as well as in Acton. In 1936 his sons Roger and Brian took over the practice, Roger running the Acton office and Brian at Fenchurch Street.

In 1952 the firm moved to 5 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, where they remained until the merger with Fisher Dowson & Wasbrough. At around the time of the return to Lincoln's Inn, Henry Wells joined the firm from Clifford Turner and the Central London office became a separate firm: Fairchild Greig & Wells.

Brian Greig and Henry Wells worked together until Brian's retirement in 1975, having built up a reputation for charity law, in particular Church charities, as well as private client matters. Adam Houghton joined the firm in 1975, and remained until his retirement in 2009, and Paul Hall joined in 1977, with Henry Wells retiring in 1979. In 1992 Adam and Paul merged with the partnership of Fisher Dowson & Wasbrough and moved to 10 Great James Street. In due course the name of the merged practice became Fisher Fairchild Wasbrough.