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Ini Udom

Year of Call: 2002

Ini specialises in criminal prosecution and defence, in particular fraud. She has undertaken a wide range of work in this area and is frequently instructed to have conduct of a case from the outset (providing advice and drafting summons) and to follow it through to its conclusion.

She has prosecuted and defended in cases of serious assaults, robbery, kidnap, false imprisonment, rape, public order offences, benefit fraud, VAT fraud, facilitation of illegal entry, money laundering, drugs offences (importation and supply) and burglary.

Ini's practice has resulted in a excellent level of experience in disclosure matters. She has been instructed as disclosure counsel in a number of large scale MTIC and Excise frauds on behalf of Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (now part of the CPS).

Ini undertakes work for Local Authorities and has developed a strong practice in benefit fraud and regulatory matters, including Trading Standards and Environmental Health Services.

Ini is regularly instructed to undertake confiscation, restraint, forfeiture and condemnation cases (defence, Revenue Customs Prosecutions Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Metropolitan Police and Local Authorities).

Prior to joining the Bar Ini undertook an internship with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and was a volunteer with the Medical Foundation Caring for Victims of Torture.

She is also qualified to practice at the New York Bar.

Ini Udom is the Chambers Equality and Diversity Secretary.

Professional Memberships

Human Rights Lawyers Association

Criminal Bar Association

Appointments

  • Crown Prosecution Service List (Grade 2)
  • Approved Counsel for the Fraud Prosecution Service

Specialist Practice Areas

Cases of Note

  • R v Makuwa (Liliane) [2006] 1 WLR 2755, (2006) Crim. L. R. 911, (2006) 2 Cr. App. R. 11 (Court of Appeal)
    Led junior in an appeal against conviction to the Court of Appeal. The case concerned the interpretation and application of s 31 (1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
  • R v Hannah King (Crown Court)
    Prosecution of a NHS employee who defrauded the NHS by falsifying timesheets and invoices.
  • R v Ayshford and others (Crown Court)
    Led junior for the defence in a four-handed trial for false imprisonment, rape and conspiracy to supply of Class A drugs.
  • R v Delphine Ighile (Crown Court)
    Benefit fraud involving Income Support, Housing and Council Tax benefit overpayments in excess of £90,000.
  • R v Sandra Arroyave-Calle and Alberado Gomez Velasquez (Crown Court)
    Prosecution on behalf of the London Borough of Croydon concerning benefit fraud, obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception and possession of false identity documents. The Defendants alleged to have used 9 different identities over a 4 year period.
  • R v Chowdhury (Crown Court)
    Prosecution on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions and the London Borough of Newham concerning benefit fraud. The Defendant owned 14 properties and had interests in a lettings agency and restaurant which was not declared to the relevant authorities. Confiscation proceedings pursued in this matter which resulted in a confiscation order in the sum of £750,000.
  • R v Ullah and others (Crown Court)
    Prosecution junior in a VAT fraud trial, instructed by Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office. Two of the four defendants were serving Customs Officers.
  • R v Hickman (Crown Court)
    Prosecution junior in a trial for the sale and supply of counterfeit medicinal products and money laundering, instructed by the Medicine and Health Regulatory Authority.
  • R v Turner and others (Crown Court)
    Led Defence junior in a six handed conspiracy to burgle.
  • R v Choo and others (Crown Court)
    Defence counsel in a multi-handed case alleging kidnap, false imprisonment and GBH.
  • Operation Tangelo II (Crown Court)
    Member of the disclosure team devising strategy and reviewing material in relation to a multi-million pound Excise and VAT Fraud.
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