ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739

CourtCourt of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Madam Justice Avril B. Inglis
Neutral Citation2021 ABQB 739
Citation2021 ABQB 739
Docket Number1803 11192
Date16 September 2021

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6 practice notes
  • Alberta Health Services v Johnston
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • April 12, 2023
    ...recognized in Alberta.  Justice Inglis found that the tort of public disclosure of private facts exists in E.S. v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739.  She concluded at para 68 that, to make out the tort, a plaintiff must (a)          &#xA0......
  • Alberta Health Services v Johnston
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • April 12, 2023
    ...recently recognized in Alberta. Justice Inglis found that the tort of public disclosure of private facts exists in E.S. v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739. She concluded at para 68 that, to make out the tort, a plaintiff must (a) the defendant publicized an aspect of the plaintiff's private ......
  • Layeghpour v Paproski
    • Canada
    • Alberta Court of Justice
    • June 20, 2024
    ...2017 ABQB 684, at para. 160 (aff'd 2020 ABCA 81, at paras. 23 and 27); Benison v McKinnon, 2021 ABQB 843, at para. 12; ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739, at para. 36; D(SJ) v P(RD), 2023 ABKB 84, at paras. 15 to 17; Alberta Health Services v Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, at paras. 66 to 34 Lupulia......
  • AB v WJ
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • April 12, 2023
    ...the tort of public disclosure of private facts were recently confirmed in Justice Inglis’ landmark decision in ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739 recognizing this tort in Alberta. The elements of the tort are set out at para [68]      Therefore, in Alberta, to e......
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5 cases
  • Alberta Health Services v Johnston
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • April 12, 2023
    ...recognized in Alberta.  Justice Inglis found that the tort of public disclosure of private facts exists in E.S. v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739.  She concluded at para 68 that, to make out the tort, a plaintiff must (a)          &#xA0......
  • Alberta Health Services v Johnston
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • April 12, 2023
    ...recently recognized in Alberta. Justice Inglis found that the tort of public disclosure of private facts exists in E.S. v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739. She concluded at para 68 that, to make out the tort, a plaintiff must (a) the defendant publicized an aspect of the plaintiff's private ......
  • Layeghpour v Paproski
    • Canada
    • Alberta Court of Justice
    • June 20, 2024
    ...2017 ABQB 684, at para. 160 (aff'd 2020 ABCA 81, at paras. 23 and 27); Benison v McKinnon, 2021 ABQB 843, at para. 12; ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739, at para. 36; D(SJ) v P(RD), 2023 ABKB 84, at paras. 15 to 17; Alberta Health Services v Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, at paras. 66 to 34 Lupulia......
  • AB v WJ
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • April 12, 2023
    ...the tort of public disclosure of private facts were recently confirmed in Justice Inglis’ landmark decision in ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739 recognizing this tort in Alberta. The elements of the tort are set out at para [68]      Therefore, in Alberta, to e......
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  • Civil Privacy Law In Alberta: Where Do We Go From Here?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 15, 2025
    ...torts. The tort of public disclosure of private facts was recognized by the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta in ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739. In that case, the plaintiff's intimate partner posted explicit photos of her online without her knowledge or consent. The Court formally recogniz......