Melinda’s lawyer says strong judge will end Edward’s coup

The lawyer for Rogers board member Melinda Rogers-Hixon says he is confident a “strong judge” at the BC Supreme Court will “see through” the plan of Edward Rogers, Melinda’s brother, to appoint a new board for the firm “with the strike of a pen”. Walied Soliman of Norton, Rose, Fulbright LLP, is quoted by Canadian Press Monday as follows: “My response to that is we have shareholder meetings for a reason. If at any time, somebody had the majority of votes in connection with a company and were able to just sign a piece of paper and replace the independent directors then we would never have shareholder meetings.” There’s no indication so far just when the matter might be referred to the court or how quickly it might act.