diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/AccountSearchResultsDto.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/AccountSearchResultsDto.java
index f38c5c3ec..4b31fcf42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/AccountSearchResultsDto.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/AccountSearchResultsDto.java
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 
 
 @Builder
 @Getter
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
 @EqualsAndHashCode
 public class AccountSearchResultsDto implements ToJsonString {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/AccountSummaryDto.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/AccountSummaryDto.java
index fc3e3ea05..f18573360 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/AccountSummaryDto.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/AccountSummaryDto.java
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 
 @Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
 @Builder
 public class AccountSummaryDto implements ToJsonString {
     /** The defendant account number. */
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/ToJsonString.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/ToJsonString.java
index d307b1be0..c81ba0b03 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/ToJsonString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/dto/ToJsonString.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ default JsonNode toJsonNode() throws JsonProcessingException {
             .readTree(this.toJsonString());
     }
 
-    private static ObjectMapper newObjectMapper() {
+    static ObjectMapper newObjectMapper() {
         return new ObjectMapper()
             .registerModule(new JavaTimeModule());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/DefendantAccountService.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/DefendantAccountService.java
index 45f4d8506..4fc8a1583 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/DefendantAccountService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/DefendantAccountService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package uk.gov.hmcts.opal.service;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -11,8 +12,11 @@
 import uk.gov.hmcts.opal.entity.DefendantAccountEntity;
 import uk.gov.hmcts.opal.repository.DefendantAccountRepository;
 
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.dto.ToJsonString.newObjectMapper;
+
 @Service
 @Transactional
 @Slf4j
@@ -39,6 +43,20 @@ public List<DefendantAccountEntity> getDefendantAccountsByBusinessUnit(Short bus
     }
 
     public AccountSearchResultsDto searchDefendantAccounts(AccountSearchDto accountSearchDto) {
+
+        if ("test".equalsIgnoreCase(accountSearchDto.getCourt())) {
+
+            try (InputStream in = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()
+                .getResourceAsStream("tempData.json")) {
+                ObjectMapper mapper = newObjectMapper();
+                AccountSearchResultsDto dto = mapper.readValue(in, AccountSearchResultsDto.class);
+                log.info(":searchDefendantAccounts: temporary Hack for Front End testing. Read JSON file: \n{}",
+                         dto.toPrettyJsonString());
+                return dto;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+        }
         return AccountSearchResultsDto.builder()
             .searchResults(List.of(AccountSummaryDto.builder().build()))
             .totalCount(999)
diff --git a/src/main/resources/tempData.json b/src/main/resources/tempData.json
index 36a51b9e5..ef2057880 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/tempData.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/tempData.json
@@ -7,89 +7,89 @@
     {
       "accountNo": "16000621W  ",
       "name": "SMITH, AAA Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "01/01/1970  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 2001, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "ASDF  ",
-      "balance": "£0.34  ",
+      "balance": 0.34,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "18000027D  ",
       "name": "Smith, David Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "01/09/2003  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1995, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "1 St. Kilda Road  ",
-      "balance": "£200.00  ",
+      "balance": 200.00,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "16000398C  ",
       "name": "Smith, Joe Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "18/01/1995  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1955, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "123 The Road  ",
-      "balance": "£1,000.00  ",
+      "balance": 1000.00,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "16000379A  ",
       "name": "Smith, John Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "01/08/1995  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1966, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "1 London Rd  ",
-      "balance": "£1,100.00  ",
+      "balance": 1100.00,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "15000284C  ",
       "name": "Smith, Johnny Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "18/01/1954  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1989, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "1 dahidsah dhsia  ",
-      "balance": "£100.00  ",
+      "balance": 100.00,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "19000245V  ",
       "name": "Smith, Patrick Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "07/02/1966  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1977, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "55 Queens Road  ",
-      "balance": "£220.00  ",
+      "balance": 220.00,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "19000258I  ",
       "name": "Smith, Paul Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "07/02/1965  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1979, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "55 Queens Road  ",
-      "balance": "£100.00  ",
+      "balance": 100.00,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "15000302N  ",
       "name": "smith, Rocky Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "01/01/1980  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1984, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "adsad  ",
-      "balance": "£90,898.09  ",
+      "balance": 90898.09,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "16000417J  ",
       "name": "SMITH1, Kwame Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "26/11/1997  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1990, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "Flat 2  ",
-      "balance": "£100.00  ",
+      "balance": 100.00,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "16000418F  ",
       "name": "SMITH2, Ahmed Hady Marian  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "28/06/1991  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 1998, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "Flat 3  ",
-      "balance": "£100.00  ",
+      "balance": 100.00,
       "court": "West London  "
     },
     {
       "accountNo": "18000035K  ",
       "name": "Smithen, David Mr  ",
-      "dateOfBirth": "10/12/1980  ",
+      "dateOfBirth": [ 2004, 8, 16 ],
       "addressLine1": "12 Havens Crescent  ",
-      "balance": "£100.67  ",
+      "balance": 100.67,
       "court": "West London"
     }
   ]
diff --git a/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/DefendantAccountServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/DefendantAccountServiceTest.java
index 8014bd401..024eff17a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/DefendantAccountServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/DefendantAccountServiceTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import uk.gov.hmcts.opal.repository.DefendantAccountRepository;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -99,4 +100,21 @@ void testSearchDefendantAccounts() {
         // Assert
         assertEquals(expectedResponse, result);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSearchDefendantAccountsTemporary() {
+        // Arrange
+        AccountSearchDto mockSearch = AccountSearchDto.builder().court("test").build();
+        AccountSearchResultsDto expectedResponse =  AccountSearchResultsDto.builder()
+            .searchResults(List.of(AccountSummaryDto.builder().build()))
+            .totalCount(999)
+            .cursor(0)
+            .build();
+
+        // Act
+        AccountSearchResultsDto result = defendantAccountService.searchDefendantAccounts(mockSearch);
+
+        // Assert
+        assertNotNull(result);
+    }
 }