Find paragraphs in a single judgment whose text matches a pattern. Returns a list of {eId, snippet, match} hits — small per-paragraph snippets centred on the match — so the LLM can decide which full paragraphs to read via judgment://{slug}/para/{eId}. Use this when answering content-based questio...
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AI agents call case_law_grep_judgment to retrieve information from Uk Legal without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though case_law_grep_judgment only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"case_law_grep_judgment": {}
}
}See the full Uk Legal policy for all 29 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access case_law_grep_judgment gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Find paragraphs in a single judgment whose text matches a pattern. Returns a list of {eId, snippet, match} hits — small per-paragraph snippets centred on the match — so the LLM can decide which full paragraphs to read via judgment://{slug}/para/{eId}. Use this when answering content-based questions ("what did the judges say about negligence?", "find the test for foreseeability", "did this case cite Donoghue?") rather than navigating by paragraph number (which uses the index resource). Pattern is regex; if it doesn't compile, falls back to literal substring search.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Uk Legal MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Uk Legal MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for case_law_grep_judgment: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Uk Legal. Nothing to install.
case_law_grep_judgment is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the case_law_grep_judgment rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for case_law_grep_judgment. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
case_law_grep_judgment is provided by the Uk Legal MCP server (bouch/uk-legal). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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