Macfarlanes has appointed former 20 Essex Street barrister Guy Morpuss QC (pictured) to head its advocacy and arbitration groups.

Morpuss was called to the Bar in 1991 and took silk in 2008. He joined 20 Essex Street in 1994 where he had a wide-ranging commercial practice, both in court and in arbitration.

He has advised extensively in relation to international banking and acted at trial for one of the Lehman Brothers companies in a High Court dispute. For several years he acted for Equitable Life in relation to its disputes with former directors and professional advisers.