Better late than never for vindicated Alan Shatter

The Guerin report essentially led to the downfall of Alan Shatter. He has never accepted the report and was yesterday backed by the Court of Appeal, writes Michael Clifford

ALAN SHATTER has finally got justice. He can sleep easier now, although his dreams may be filled on reflections of “what could have been” if he hadn’t been done a wrong in the first place.

The Court of Appeal ruled yesterday that Shatter’s “constitutional rights were in jeopardy” as a result of criticism in a report which ultimately led to his resignation as a government minister. The appeal followed a rejection of Shatter’s case by the High Court in June 2015.