UK Court Finder

UK Court Finder

Find courts and tribunals in England and Wales via the MOJ Court Finder API. No authentication required.

Data Model

• Court — A court or tribunal building with name, location, type, and services.
• Area of Law — Legal area a court handles (e.g. 'Money claims', 'Housing possession', 'Divorce').
• Type — Court type (e.g. 'County Court', 'Crown Court', 'Magistrates Court', 'Tribunal').

Key Fields (search results)

• name — Full court name
• slug — URL-safe identifier (use with the court detail endpoint)
• lat, lon — Geographic coordinates
• types — List of court types
• areas_of_law — Legal areas handled
• addresses — Physical addresses with postcode
• distance — Distance from search location (if postcode search)

Key Fields (court detail)

• emails — Contact email addresses by department
• contacts — Phone numbers
• opening_times — Opening hours
• facilities — Available facilities (parking, disabled access, etc.)
• areas_of_law — Full list of legal areas
• dx_number — Document Exchange number

Gotchas

• Search endpoint uses q parameter (not search).
• Results are JSON arrays, not wrapped in an object.
• Court detail uses slug from search results: /courts/{slug}.json.
• Some courts have displayed: false — these are administrative offices, not public courts.