Правовое прогнозирование в сфере гражданского судопроизводства в условиях развития информационных технологий

The article is devoted to the study of possibilities of application of methods and means of legal forecasting for law-making, judicial law-enforcement and rendering legal assistance in the context of the development of information technology in civil proceedings. Forecasting technologies are being examined on the example of the analysis of one of draft laws in the context of civil proceedings. The article deals with the issues of formation of working groups of futurologists, data collection during examination of the forecast background using digital technologies, creation of forecast legal models in assessing legal risks with the use of computer software applications. The author emphasizes the importance of participation of academic community in legal forecasting, as well as the need to develop the foundations of legal regulation of the use of prognostic technologies and the need for the State control in this area.