Stephen Roche

The real Australian story that changed the way we protect our children and was a catalyst that ultimately led to a Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.

Desperate to be believed and tormented by memories of sexual abuse as a 12-year-old boarder at a prestigious Australian school, Lyndal’s last hope is to take on the justice system.

Estranged from her family with a small window of opportunity to be heard by the courts, she returns to the country town that plagued her mind for the first time in 11 years.

Lyndal entrusts local lawyer Stephen Roche who recognises she is at breaking point and sets out to expose the secret sex scandal taking place in a local school. With the help of bright-eyed young associate Jodie Collins and the enigmatic barrister Bob Myers, Lyndal sets out on the fight of a lifetime.

At its heart, Don’t Tell is a true story about a young girl and an Aussie lawyer who discover the courage to speak up and take on the Anglican Church.

The Right Side of Wrong

Uncovering the harrowing stories of Shine’s real heroes – our clients, from co-founder Stephen Roche.

What's Inside

Listening to the voices of those seeking justice has always been at the heart of Shine Lawyers.

Now, Shine is picking up the talking stick to tell its story from modest beginnings as a general law practice courting disaster with every battle to becoming a formidable voice for those who have been harmed or wronged.

This book provides an insider’s view into the real heroes of this journey – Shine’s clients, and the battles and obstacles they have faced in taking legal action, often as a last resort, against injustice inflicted by the powerful and the connected. Some have won, some have not. All have left an imprint on Shine.

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