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

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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Case notes

Will drafted by accountant leads to court

There was no evidence that either of them received any legal advice prior to executing the new wills.

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Suburban Cowboy

Of karma and kangaroos

Will Shane Budden's recent uneventful holiday tempt cosmic payback, or did it just balance the time rogue technology, rental cars and kangaroos conspired against him?

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