However, the typically Continental strictly systematic approach was somewhat off-putting for the English reader; in particular, the detailed discussion of problems that had not yet occurred in English case law was criticized: Dr. Wolff is more at home in discussing unsolved problems than in handling English case law. — J.H.C Morris However, this made it relevant for English courts when gaps in the law needed to be filled.
Gleichwohl war für englische Leser die typisch kontinentale, strenge Systematik befremdlich; insbesondere die ausführliche Behandlung von Problemen, die im englischen Case Law bisher nicht aufgetreten waren, stießen auf Kritik: “Dr. Wolff is more at home in discussing unsolved problems than in handling English case law.” – J.H.C Morris Gerade dies machte es aber für die englischen Gerichte relevant, wenn es darum ging Rechtslücken zu füllen.