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'''Ralph Sam Haeems''' (9 November 1940 – 31 March 2005) was a leading [[British people|British]] criminal defence solicitor. He is credited with innovative defences in criminal cases, which, in some cases, created new legal precedents in UK [[Courts of England and Wales|appeals courts]].<ref name="obituary">[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/apr/19/guardianobituaries Obituary in ''The Guardian'']</ref><br />
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==Early years==<br />
Haeems was born in [[Bombay|Bombay (now Mumbai)]] to a [[Bene Israel]] Jewish family. His parents were teachers. He attended [[Bombay University]], earning his B.Sc degree in engineering. He came to England in 1962 to study for a master's degree in chemistry.<br />
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==London==<br />
He found a position as an office clerk in the [[East End]], placing bets for his employers and collecting the winnings. He was promoted to supervising the defense of a murder suspect, whom he helped to acquit. Haeems then found employment with an offer of an articled clerkship. In 1972 he qualified as a solicitor and five years later set up his own practice.<ref name="obituary"/><br />
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==Notable cases==<br />
Haeems participated in the trials of [http://www.ennever.com/histories/history7414.php George Ince], [[Dennis Nilsen]], [[Russell Bishop (sex offender)|Russell Bishop]] and several defendants in the [[Brink's-Mat robbery]].<br />
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==Death==<br />
Haeems suffered a heart attack in January 2005 and underwent triple bypass surgery two months later. He died, aged 64, from complications which set in during the following weeks.<br />
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==Family==<br />
He was survived by his wife Angela, whom he married in 1967, a son (a barrister) and two daughters (both solicitors).<ref name="obituary"/><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article383417.ece Obituary in ''The Times (Online)'']<br />
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