In an effort to help people fund legal action, especially in public interest court cases, CrowdJustice is a new kind of crowdfunding platform. Based in the UK, the site enables citizens to fundraise for social justice and promote their cause.
Former United Nations lawyer Julia Salasky established CrowdJustice to improve access to legal justice and offer regular people an avenue to financial support. The platform chooses cases that involve public interest, from local planning decisions to larger issues of human rights. These causes are published on the site and people are encouraged to fund legal action by donating. Similar to other crowdfunding channels, people are only charged if the fundraising goal has been reached.
However, they do not provide legal counsel or advice for claimants.
Crowdfunded Public Interest Cases
CrowdJustice Fights Injustices and Helps Fund Legal Action
Trend Themes
1. Crowdfunding Public Interest Cases - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Creating a platform that enables individuals and organizations to crowdfund public interest court cases, increasing access to legal justice.
2. Enhancing Access to Legal Justice - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Developing innovative solutions that improve access to legal justice for regular people, such as providing financial support through crowdfunding platforms.
3. Community-driven Social Justice Funding - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Building online communities that promote and fundraise for causes related to social justice, empowering individuals and amplifying their impact.
Industry Implications
1. Legal Services - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Leveraging technology to optimize legal services and create more affordable and accessible options for the public, including crowdfunding platforms for legal action.
2. Crowdfunding - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Expanding crowdfunding platforms to cater specifically to public interest court cases, enabling individuals and organizations to raise funds for legal action and social justice causes.
3. Social Activism - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Harnessing technology to facilitate and support social activism, providing platforms and tools that empower individuals to champion causes and make a difference in society.