BP's Russian joint venture partners are poised to take legal action against TNK-BP chief executive BP's Russian joint venture partners are poised to take legal action tomorrow against TNK-BP chief executive Bob Dudley in six jurisdictions, including Russia. If successful, Dudley could be ousted and barred as a company director. AAR, the consortium of Russian shareholders which owns almost half of TNK-BP and has a presence on its board, has appointed heavyweight legal firms Lovells and SJ Berwin to represent it, The Observer has learnt. Lawyers have prepared legal actions against the BP-nominated directors of the management board of TNK-BP - chiefly Dudley - claiming they have not fulfilled their fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders. The actions will take place in Russia, the UK, Sweden, Cyprus, the British Virgin...
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