# Verdict-Predicting Software Predictice Uses Predictive Technologies for Court Decisions in France By Alyson Wyers | Published 2016-12-01 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/predictive-technologies References: [springwise](https://www.springwise.com/software-can-uses-big-data-predict-court-decisions/) & [dentons](http://www.dentons.com/en/whats-different-about-dentons/connecting-you-to-talented-lawyers-around-the-globe/news/2016/october/dentons-and-predictice-join-forces-on-a-predictive-tech-solution-for-litigation-lawyers) Predictive technologies are being used with a variety of applications, from advanced mobile keyboards to [legal outcomes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/DigiLawyer). French startup Predictice predicts court decisions using big data and historical cases. The app offers lawyers stats on the probable outcome of litigation of a commercial and social nature. Using past precedence in court history, Predictice combines [case law and machine learning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-legal-document-assistant) for a new application of [predictive technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tagwalk). Dentons (the world's largest law firm) collaborated with the new venture to develop the software that can give a statistical analysis on the cost, course and length of a dispute. This gives lawyers the chance to better strategize beforehand, especially when it comes to deciding arguments and compensation. Although the system is currently being used in France, it has potential to be adapted to other judicial systems in different countries. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [AI](https://www.trendhunter.com/ai) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Predictive Legal Technologies:** The use of predictive technologies for legal outcomes, such as Predictice's verdict-predicting software, offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the legal industry worldwide. - **Big Data Analytics:** The use of big data analytics with machine learning, such as Predictive's combination of case law and machine learning to predict court decisions, offers disruptive innovation opportunities for multiple industries including law, finance, and insurance. - **Data-driven Decision Making:** The rise of data-driven decision making, especially for lawyers using predictive technologies like Predictive's verdict-predicting software, offers disruptive innovation opportunities for businesses worldwide. ### Who This Affects Most - **Legal Services:** Predictive technologies, like Predictive's verdict-predicting software, present disruptive innovation opportunities for the legal industry to improve decision-making and cost, course, and length of disputes worldwide. - **Financial Services:** Predictive technologies using big data analytics and machine learning, such as Predictive's combination of case law and machine learning to predict court decisions, present disruptive innovation opportunities for the financial services industry worldwide. - **Insurance:** Predictive technologies using big data analytics and machine learning, such as Predictive's combination of case law and machine learning to predict court decisions, present disruptive innovation opportunities for the insurance industry to improve underwriting and claim settlement processes worldwide. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Enhanced Legal Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/legal-platform.md) - [Law-Centric AI Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/appclose-pro-ai-assistant.md) - [Advanced Legal Research](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evatt-ai.md) - [Automated AI Law Research](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/advomate.md) - [Legal AI Review Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-contract-review.md) - [Legal Tracking Databases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/court-diary.md) - [AI-Powered Dental Companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-predict.md) - [AI-Enabled Legal Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/macfarlanes.md) - [Content Performance Prediction Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/content-performance.md)