Mr Justice Eady, a well known libel judge, effectively threw the action out on the basis of the principle of English law that the courts will not attempt to rule
upon doctrinal issues or intervene in the regulation or governance of religious groups.
The future judgement in Joined Cases C -204-208 / 12 Essent Belgium N.V. v. Vlaamse Reguleringsinstantie voor de Elektriciteits - en Gasmarkt could very well be one of those landmark cases in which the CJEU clarifies one of the fundamental
doctrinal issues in internal market law: can Member States rely
upon the rule of reason to justify distinctly applicable measures?