Background
Haeems was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) to a Sephardic Jewish family.
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Ralph Haeems
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Education
He attended Bombay University, earning his B.Sc degree in engineering.
Career
He is credited with innovative defences in criminal cases, which, in some cases, created new legal precedents in United Kingdom appeals courts. He came to England in 1962 to study for a master"s degree in chemistry. 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.
Haemms participated in the trials of George Ince, Dennis Nilsen, Russell Bishop and several defendants in the Brinks Matt bullion robbery. 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.
