Do You Wish To Publish Your Litigation on CALL4?
How CALL4 Works
CALL4 is Japan’s first web platform dedicated to public interest litigations aimed at addressing social issues. By connecting such litigations with the general public, CALL4 strives to create an environment which raises awareness of and support for both public interest litigations and the legal professionals who navigate economic and labor constraints to engage in them.
Providing Economic Support for Plaintiffs
Crowdfunding for
Public Interest
Litigation
We connect you with dedicated supporters to help prepare and launch a crowdfunding page tailored to your case. Our team works closely with all parties involved to ensure the successful setup of your crowdfunding page. We also provide ongoing support throughout the litigation process, including regular progress updates for supporters, public disclosure of litigation materials and various publicity activities.
Raising Public Awareness and Empathy
Media
and
Event Operation
Behind every lawsuit there are abundant emotions and stories. To raise awareness of these stories, we conduct interviews with professional writers and photographers and publish articles. We also organize events and share content via YouTube, podcasts and social media to spread the word and garner support.
Making Court Records Public Resources
Public Disclosure
and Database of
Litigation Materials
We publish litigation materials for each case on our platform. By organizing and databasing these materials, we aim to make specialized knowledge accessible, stimulate discussions on public interest litigations, and provide valuable resources for legal teams involved in similar cases.
No Fees or Service Charges Are Required as We Are an Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation.
Our services are completely free of charge, including crowdfunding. Unlike other similar crowdfunding services, CALL4 does not charge any fees and you do not need to set or provide rewards or similar to your donors. Our platform makes fundraising easier and more effective.
＊CALL4 is run by Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation CALL4.
Requirements for Publishing Your Case on CALL4
The requirements for publishing your case on CALL4 are as follows:
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Requirement 1
In principle, the litigant should create the case page (the crowdfunding page).
The case page should be created by the litigant of the lawsuit. This is because the donations collected on our platform are primarily allocated to legal expenses, and in principle, the legal expenses are paid by the litigant who pursues the lawsuit in their own name and entrusts the legal actions to their representative.
While it may be possible to publish the case page under the name of a legal representative or a support organization with the litigant's consent, please be aware that we reserve the right to decline publication in certain cases. -
Requirement 2
The opposing party must be a national or local government entity.
We do not accept cases where the opposing party is an individual or private entity (including a large corporation). Additionally, criminal cases are only accepted if they involve disputes over the interpretation of law, excluding cases where the dispute centers on the determination of facts. We are considering expanding the scope of cases in the future, but for now, we limit it to the aforementioned types. Your understanding is appreciated.
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Requirement 3
The litigation must address social issue(s).
Defining what constitutes a litigation that addresses a social issue is complex and can vary among legal professionals. We expect certain trial and error in this process, and the decision to publish a case page on our platform will ultimately be at our discretion. However, we aim to interpret this criterion as broadly as possible. If you believe your litigation has public significance, please submit it for our consideration.
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Requirement 4
A legal representative must be appointed who consents to the use of CALL4 and agrees to provide litigation materials.
It is necessary for the litigation to have a legal representative. We uniformly decline cases that do not have a legal representative. Additionally, as the litigation materials prepared by the representative lawyer will be published on our platform, it is necessary to obtain their consent to the use of CALL4.
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Requirement 5
The litigation must have already been filed or will be filed soon.
We cannot publish case pages for legal fees and other related expenses of a litigation that has not been filed or is at an unclear stage.
Steps for Publishing Your Case Page
- Complete the Form: Please fill out the necessary information on the form below and apply for case page publication.
- Submit Litigation Materials: We will contact you via email. Please reply with your litigation materials attached.
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Case Review: The Case Review Committee will evaluate whether the case can be published.
Please allow at least 1-2 weeks for this review process. Please note that we may request additional documents, which could prolong the review period.
- Review Outcome: We will notify you of the review results.
- Preparation for Publication: If your case is approved for publication, the assigned Case Supporter will contact you to assist you with the preparation for publication.
- Case Page Creation: We will create your case page.
- Case Page Publication: We will publish your case page.
Post-Publication Updates: After publication, please regularly update the litigation materials, report the developments of the court proceedings, and input future court dates. Failure to comply may result in suspension of the case publication or a request for a refund of donations.
Case Review Committee's Selection Process
We reserve the authority to decide, at our sole discretion, whether to publish or not publish new case pages (including determining whether the submitted case qualifies as public interest litigation, as per the aforementioned Requirements for Publishing Your Case). Applicants cannot challenge our decision to not publish.
For further details on using CALL4, please refer to our Terms of Use..
Message from CALL4 to You
We would like to invite you to think of CALL4 as a shared good for society. We are committed to making it easier for plaintiffs and legal professionals to engage in public interest litigations. Our goal is to expand the scope of potential solutions for social issues and to stimulate discussions.
Please feel free to share your comments regarding our activities. Please take advantage of our services in various cases. We look forward to your participation.
