Lionel Henry Daiches (8 March 1911 – 11 November 1999), was a Scottish QC and Liberal Party politician.

Daiches was the son of Dr Salis Daiches, a rabbi of the Edinburgh Jewish congregation. He was educated at George Watson's College and Edinburgh University.^[1] In 1947 he married Dorothy Estelle Bernstein. They had two sons.^[2] His younger brother David Daiches was a noted writer. He also had two sisters, Sylvia and Beryl Daiches.^[3][4]

In later life he lived at 10 Heriot Row in central Edinburgh.^[5]

Daiches practised as a solicitor before being admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1946.^[6] He became a QC in 1956.^[7]

Daiches wrote many articles arguing the identical nature of Bolshevism and Fascism.^[8] He was Liberal candidate for the Edinburgh South division at the 1950 General Election. It was not a promising seat and no Liberal had contested the division since 1929. In a difficult election year for the Liberals, he came third;

He did not stand for parliament again.^[9]

• Guardian Obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/nov/18/guardianobituaries