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Ini Udom

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Work Department

Ini is a barrister specialising in regulatory work and complex criminal cases. She has particular expertise in fraud and financial crime and is ranked in the Legal 500 for Fraud: Crime (London Bar).

Position

Ini is a barrister specialising in regulatory work and complex criminal cases.  She has particular expertise in fraud and financial crime and is ranked in the Legal 500 for her fraud work.  Ini is a collaborative worker whose attention to detail and meticulous case preparation is often praised.  She is a persuasive advocate who is trusted and respected.

‘Ini is an astute lawyer and a passionate and persuasive advocate, whose dedication shines through. She drives cases forward with vision and great tactical judgement.’

The Legal 500 2022.

‘She is extremely clever, hardworking, a good team player, excellent on difficult legal issues, a fabulous, fearless advocate, dedicated and passionate about her work. She really cares about her cases and fights hard for her clients. She is adept at dealing with voluminous material, quickly identifying the core issues, simplifying difficult concepts and scenarios and explaining them with clarity and precision.’

The Legal 500 2021.

• Ini is also qualified to practice at the New York Bar.
• She receives instructions in relation to regulatory and professional disciplinary cases, often advising the client from the outset. A number of Ini’s cases involve medical professionals or the respective regulatory body.
• She also appears on behalf of Local Authorities and has expertise in Trading Standards and Environmental Health Services.

Judicial Appointments

• Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber).
• Adjudicator for the ETA.

Career

• Ini was called to the Bar in 2002.
• Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel: B Panel.
• London Boroughs Legal Alliance (LBLA) – Grade A for Crime.
• General Dental Council (GDC) grade C (10 years’ and above call) appointed advocate.
• List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in health and safety and environmental law (List B).
• Specialist CPS Fraud panel counsel.
• CPS Organised Crime panel counsel.
• Grade 3 CPS prosecutor.

Business Crime & Financial Regulation

She has a wide range of experience in fraud litigation including large-scale MTIC fraud, VAT fraud, benefit fraud and Excise fraud.  She is instructed in multi-handed cases of complexity and volume.

Ini also appears in the First Tier VAT Tribunals and is regularly instructed from early on in the proceedings.  Her experience practising in crime complements this work and she is highly knowledgeable with regard to case preparation and presentation.

Professional Discipline & Regulatory

Ini has a Professional Regulation and Disciplinary practice.  She appears in cases before the General Dental Council, General Pharmaceutical Council, Social Work England, General Medical Council and Health and Care Professions Council.

She accepts instructions to advise and to conduct hearings before fitness to practice, health and interim order committees.  Ini has experience of misconduct, probity and lack of competence issues, and also applications for review.

Ini is able to draw on her experience in the fields of general crime and complex fraud.  She has great experience dealing expert and lay witnesses, technical evidence and trial issues.  Ini has a commendable ability assimilate and present complex arguments and evidence, meaning that she is perfectly placed in this area of practice.

She also undertakes work on behalf of Local Authorities and has developed a strong practice in prosecutions brought by Trading Standards and Environmental Health Services.

She is an appointed chairperson, sitting on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel.

Ini has been appointed to the General Dental Council panel (band B) and the London Boroughs Legal Alliance panel (band A).

Criminal Defence

Ini defends in serious criminal cases and has particular experience in cases of fraud.

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

Criminal Prosecutions – Private & Public

Ini prosecutes serious criminal case and has particular experience in cases of fraud.  She has been instructed in cases of serious assaults, robbery, kidnap, false imprisonment, rape, benefit fraud, VAT fraud, facilitation of illegal entry, money laundering, drugs offences (importation and supply).

She accepts instructions in relation to Private Prosecution matters.

Memberships

• Fraud Lawyers Association.
• Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers.
• Female Fraud Lawyers Forum.
• Criminal Bar Association.

Education

Awards and Internships

• Prior to joining the Bar, Ini undertook an internship with the United Nations (UN) High Commission for refugees and worked as a volunteer for the medical foundation caring for victims of torture.
• Thomas More bursary (Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn).
• Hardwicke Scholarship (Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn).