Edward Rogers wins court battle over changes to RCI board (updated)

VANCOUVER – Changes made to the Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) board of directors by Edward Rogers are valid, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruled today. Mr. Rogers removed and replaced five board members by written consent resolution in his capacity as chair of the Rogers Control Trust on Oct. 22, a move that RCI at the time declared to be “invalid”. On Oct. 26, Mr. Rogers filed a petition with the Supreme Court of B.C. seeking, among other orders, a declaration the written consent resolution making changes to the board is valid. Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick today granted Mr. Rogers...