DORALEH CONTAINER TERMINAL SA v. REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-02571

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Arbitration

Judge:

Beryl A. Howell

Firms

  1. December 04, 2024

    $486M Djibouti Award Fight Settled In DC

    A port operator has agreed to end litigation to enforce a $486 million arbitral award issued against Djibouti, several months after the D.C. Circuit ruled that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP would have to prove it had authority to represent the company.

  2. July 30, 2024

    Quinn Emanuel Must Prove Authority In $486M Award Fight

    A divided D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday that a lower court should have determined whether Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP had authority to represent Doraleh Container Terminal SA before deciding whether to enforce a $486 million arbitral award issued against Djibouti.

  3. January 22, 2024

    DC Circ. Mulls Enforcing $486M Award Against Djibouti

    The D.C. Circuit spent the better part of an hour Monday morning trying to sort out the intricacies of a dispute between the Republic of Djibouti and a Dubai-based state-owned shipping coordinator over a $486 million arbitral award.

  4. April 24, 2023

    Djibouti Can't Halt $486M Enforcement Suit Without Bond

    Djibouti must post a supersedeas bond to prevent Dubai's state-owned shipping coordinator from taking steps to collect a $486 million arbitral award, a D.C. federal judge said Monday, dealing the African nation a blow as it tries to overturn a recent confirmation order.

  5. March 29, 2023

    Port Co. Says Djibouti Owes $486M Award, Despite Appeal

    Dubai's state-owned shipping coordinator says it must be allowed to immediately collect a $486 million arbitral award from Djibouti, telling a D.C. federal judge that the East African nation cannot shirk that obligation simply because it is challenging a recent confirmation order.

  6. February 15, 2023

    Governance Feud Can't Sink OK Of $486M Djibouti Port Award

    A D.C. federal judge has enforced a $486 million arbitral award against Djibouti after rejecting the country's arguments that the petition — purportedly filed by Doraleh Container Terminal SA — was filed by a one-third minority owner without authorization.

  7. January 04, 2023

    Djibouti Says Court Can't Enforce $486M Arbitral Award

    The Republic of Djibouti on Tuesday told a D.C. federal judge that jurisdictional issues defeat efforts to enforce a $486 million arbitral award against it, telling the court that the petition — purportedly filed by Doraleh Container Terminal SA — was filed by a one-third minority owner without authorization.

  8. November 14, 2022

    Judge Kills Djibouti Discovery Request In $485M Award Suit

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday denied the Republic of Djibouti's request to investigate whether attorneys at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP had the authority to seek enforcement of a $485 million international arbitration award on behalf of investors in a terminated deepwater port venture, saying that question should have been explored during arbitration.

  9. February 18, 2022

    Port Developer Says Djibouti Can't Escape $485M Award

    Emirati investors in a terminated deepwater port venture say the Republic of Djibouti is trying to turn arbitration enforcement proceedings into "full-scale litigation" with improper filings and discovery requests, after first dodging service for a year.

  10. November 24, 2021

    Djibouti Says Bid For $486M Award Imperils Sovereign Rights

    The Republic of Djibouti told a federal judge that U.S. federal courts have no jurisdiction to enforce a $486 million arbitration award over a terminated deep-water port venture, arguing that the enforcement petition threatens the nation's right to control its territory and national resources.