BAILII UK Case Law vs Korean Law MCP
A side-by-side look at the BAILII UK Case Law and Korean Law MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose BAILII UK Case Law for legal work as a local process; choose Korean Law MCP for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose BAILII UK Case Law when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
bailii_search, bailii_get_judgment, bailii_list_courts.
Choose Korean Law MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
LAW_OC, LAW_API_PROTOCOL.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | LAW_OCLAW_API_PROTOCOL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 6 | 2,776 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View BAILII UK Case Law | View Korean Law MCP |
Tools & capabilities
BAILII UK Case Law tools 3
bailii_searchSearch BAILII for UK case law by keyword or phrase. Searches the full BAILII database including UKSC, EWCA, EWHC, House of Lords, tribunals, and Irish courts. Returns a list of matching cases with titles, citations, and document paths to use with bailii_get_judgment.bailii_get_judgmentRetrieve a BAILII judgment, optionally filtered to a specific section. Use the path returned by bailii_search. By default returns summary + conclusions (or first 5000 chars if no sections detected). Use section='all' for the complete text.bailii_list_courtsList the main UK courts and tribunals available on BAILII. Returns court codes useful for constructing direct BAILII URLs or understanding search results. Returns: str: JSON object mapping court codes to court names.
Korean Law MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
BAILII UK Case Law
{
"mcpServers": {
"bailii-uk-case-law": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"bailii-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Korean Law MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"korean-law-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"--ignore-scripts",
"--omit=optional",
"korean-law-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LAW_OC": "YOUR_LAW_OC_HERE",
"LAW_API_PROTOCOL": "YOUR_LAW_API_PROTOCOL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
BAILII UK Case Law is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Korean Law MCP belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick BAILII UK Case Law for legal work and Korean Law MCP for legal.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
BAILII UK Case Law has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Korean Law MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add bailii-uk-case-law and korean-law-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, BAILII UK Case Law has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 6 GitHub stars. Korean Law MCP has 55/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 2,776 GitHub stars.