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Djibouti v. Doraleh Container and Others, Request for Arbitration, July 8, 2014

8 Jul 2014
Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority, and Port de Djibouti SA v. Doraleh Container Terminal SA, DP World Djibouti FZCO and Dubai International Djibouti FZE (I), LCIA No. 142732
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Request for Arbitration
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Request for Arbitration
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Cyrus Benson III
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Djibouti, Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority, Port de Djibouti SA, Doraleh Container Terminal SA, DP World Djibouti FZCO, Dubai International Djibouti FZE
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Document Summary
Request for Arbitration
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This document is a formal cover letter dated 8 July 2014, submitted by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP on behalf of the Claimants—the Republic of Djibouti, the Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority, and Port de Djibouti S.A. The correspondence serves the Claimants' Request for Arbitration, along with Exhibits 1 through 21 as filed with the LCIA, upon the Respondents, DP World Djibouti FZCO and Doraleh Container Terminal Sarl, as well as their legal representatives, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.

In addition to effecting formal service of the arbitration request, the communication specifically directs the Respondents' attention to paragraphs 19 and 22 of the Request for Arbitration. The Claimants formally request that the Respondents confirm their position regarding the matters raised in those specific paragraphs, noting that the Respondents' reply will inform the Claimants' position concerning the necessity of further procedural actions or provisional measures.