Shane Budden – Proctor

About Shane Budden

Shane Budden is a Special Counsel, Ethics, with the Queensland Law Society Ethics and Practice Centre.

Articles by Shane Budden

Suburban Cowboy

Raising a glass to the Guinness Factory

“We should go to the pub.” As an experienced Australian, I was familiar with this form of crisis management strategy and agreed to the plan.

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Perspectives

Computer says yes (more often, and more accurately)

The problems of AI are well known and oft discussed in the legal world, but there are benefits as well, and getting to more accurate bail decisions may be one of the best of them.

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In practice

How safe is your safe custody?

Most of the documents held on behalf of clients contain information which is confidential and often sensitive; those documents must be secured in such a fashion that they are safe from theft or damage.

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In practice

Cyber-attack response not privileged

The recent decision in Medibank Private Limited v McClure [2026] FCAFC 38 (20 March 2026) emphasises the attachment of privilege to work done will depend on what was the dominant purpose of the lawyers' involvement.

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In practice

AI legal advice tools risk waiving client privilege, courts warn

The advent of the internet exacerbated this problem, with clients able to search articles and opinions – with sources of various levels of expertise – to challenge a practitioner’s guidance, advice and strategies.

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