The practical significance of this law is limited, as the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) pointed out on 15 December 2022 (III ZR 192/21) that a court must not only have acted slowly or inefficiently, but also "unjustifiably". In the case in question, among other things, an unnecessary expert opinion was obtained, which was obviously not ordered outside any procedural logic.

In any case, the editorial team wonders whether the relatively low compensation rates take into account the requirements of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to a fair trial). A lawsuit of vital importance to a company or an individual, which could, for example, save a company from bankruptcy if it were heard quickly, results in far greater damages than those awarded to the plaintiffs by the Legge Pinto or § 198 GVG.