IPSO’s compulsory arbitration scheme has launched today (1 August 2018).

IPSO has today announced a full response to the recommendations made by Lord Kerslake in his report on the aftermath of the Manchester Arena attack.

The UK’s seven best-selling national daily newspapers and eight best-selling Sunday newspapers have agreed to sign up to the IPSO compulsory arbitration scheme announced on Tuesday this week. This will mean that members of the public can get low-cost access to justice without having to go to court for legal claims including libel, invasion of privacy, data protection or harassment. The participating newspapers cannot refuse to arbitrate on any valid claim. It costs a maximum in fees of £100 for the claimant.

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has announced today that it is creating a compulsory version of its low cost arbitration scheme. It has written to the national newspapers that are part of its current scheme to set out details of the compulsory version.

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has launched a national newspaper advertising campaign helping readers know that the publication they are reading is produced against a strict professional code.

IPSO has successfully defended a judicial review brought by a former complainant Jonathan Coulter. While making no finding as to whether IPSO is amenable to judicial review, Lord Justice Warby, sitting in the High Court, dismissed all aspects of the claim.

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has announced the appointment of Ian MacGregor, President of the Society of Editors and Editor Emeritus of the Telegraph Media Group, to its Board.

The independent press regulator IPSO today (March 1) welcomed the government’s decision to seek repeal of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act. The law would have forced media organisations to pay legal costs of libel cases if they won or lost.

The Caerphilly Observer joins a growing number of local publishers who have recently signed up to be regulated by IPSO, including lliffe Media, West Bridgford Wire, and Thurrock Independent.

Helyn is a barrister specialising in intellectual property law at 33 Bedford Row chambers with experience in a broad range of intellectual property matters. She has advised a number of well-known domestic and international clients from diverse sectors, including the Arcadia Group, Burberry, Interflora, Phones-4-U and Standard Life. She will be a lay member of the Committee.