About Us

CourtServe is a brand name of Courtel Communications Limited. Courtel, based at Egham in Surrey, is part of the Data Broadcasting International Group of companies.



DBI is the UK's  leading operator of terrestrial data broadcasting services. CourtServe is the UK’s principle electronic distributor of court lists and related services for the legal community in England and Wales.

Legal Services

Since 1996 Courtel has served the legal community and the media with automated digital delivery of critical listing information from the Royal Courts of Justice, Crown Courts, an increasing number of County Courts and the Employment Tribunals.

CourtServe also supplies legal news to subscribers in the form of its Headline Express Service and adds value to law firm websites through its Legal Newsfeed Service.

CourtServe also archives all lists published since 1996, an invaluable resource for billing and disputes.

13 Years of Court Listing Services.

Today CourtServe is celebrating 13 years of uninterrupted, customer-focused service to the legal community. Client surveys we have done consistently reflect a high level of user satisfaction from the services we offer. Our company is geared to ensuring our staff react swiftly and effectively to customer needs and issues. Our redundancy assured networks are maintained at optimal service level delivering to our clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

CourtServe is an excellent example of private sector cooperation with government - in this case the Ministry of Justice - to the benefit of court users in England and Wales.

CourtServe® is the registered trademark of Courtel Communications Ltd.