David Hurren

The appellant mother appealed a trial judge's order granting joint custody of their three-year-old son in the form of a parallel parenting arrangement.

She argued that joint custody was inappropriate given the parties' inability to communicate.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding the trial judge's decision reasonable and necessary to preserve the respondent father's relationship with his son, especially given findings that the mother overstated her fear and refused to cooperate.

The appellant, the Federal Trade Commission, appealed a judgment finding it was properly served with a notice of application under the State Immunity Act.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding no evidence capable of supporting the conclusion that the appellant was an 'agency of a foreign state' under section 2 of the Act.

Furthermore, even if service had been proper, the respondents obtained judgment before the mandatory sixty-day period under section 10 of the Act had expired.

The judgment was set aside.