Looking for CourtServe? Try CauseAlert — Free UK Court Listings
CourtServe was the system many practitioners used to view UK court cause lists. It has been superseded by direct publication via HM Courts & Tribunals Service. CauseAlert aggregates daily listings from all 322 courts in England and Wales into a single searchable platform.
What changed — and what to use now
HMCTS now publishes cause lists directly via its Court and Tribunal Hearings (CaTH) service. CauseAlert ingests every published list multiple times per weekday, surfaces the data with full search and filtering, and lets you set free alerts on any case.
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Frequently asked questions
Is CourtServe still available?
CourtServe is no longer the primary system for accessing UK court listings. HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) now publishes daily cause lists directly via its Court and Tribunal Hearings (CaTH) service. CauseAlert aggregates these listings for all 322 courts in England and Wales in one searchable place, free at https://www.causealert.com/courts.
What replaced CourtServe?
HMCTS replaced CourtServe with the Court and Tribunal Hearings (CaTH) service, which publishes daily cause lists for every court in England and Wales. CauseAlert provides free access to these listings, updated as HMCTS publishes revisions throughout the day, with SMS and email alerts on any case.
How do I find court listings without CourtServe?
Visit CauseAlert at https://www.causealert.com to find cause lists for any court in England and Wales. You can search by court name, browse by court type (Crown, Magistrates, County, Family, Tribunal), or set up free SMS or email alerts that fire when a specific case appears on a cause list.
Is CauseAlert free to use?
Yes — viewing court listings and setting up alerts on CauseAlert is free. Premium plans add unlimited alerts, team seats, calendar sync, and case invitations, but the core listing data and basic alerts are free for everyone, with no signup required to view listings.
How current is the data?
Cause lists are scraped multiple times per weekday from HMCTS's Court and Tribunal Hearings service, the same source CourtServe used. Each court page on CauseAlert shows the exact timestamp of its last refresh, so you can confirm you're seeing the latest published listing.
Data sourced from HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. Court information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Crown copyright.