The case certainly did go to court, in 1996. Mr Justice Clarke was the judge. I was there and as it's the only time I have ever been involved in a trial, I am not likely to have misremembered. The case foundered roughly for the reasons given above, although granted the legal arguments involved were considerably more complex. Documentation of the trial is still available online if anyone is interested, although sadly it looks as though you have to pay for it.
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