ICSID Tribunal Rejects Investor’s Request To Join Claim Against Kuwait

Mealey's (October 19, 2020, 2:12 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An alleged investor’s request to join a pending International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) claim brought by Egyptian nationals against Kuwait concerning a real estate project was rejected by an ICSID tribunal in an Oct. 5 decision published on Oct. 15 in which the tribunal said it was “compelled” to reject the request because Kuwait did not consent to joinder (Ayat Nizar Raja Sumrain, et al. v. State of Kuwait, No. ARB/19/20, ICSID)....