July, 18. The conflict between the shareholders of Russian-British BP will ruin it, said the company's head Robert Dudley after TNK-BP's employees had brought a lawsuit charging him with improper management. "We have reached another record low in terms of the tactics used" – Dudley said. "These claims will tear the company apart". Sixteen employees of TNK-BP led by VP for Corporate and legal Issues Elvardi Stafilov lodged a claim against Robert Dudley saying his labor contract expired on December 31, 2007.