Tribunal Orders Bifurcation Of Kuwait’s Objections To Egyptian Investors’ Claims

(February 3, 2021, 1:11 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal on Feb. 1 ordered the bifurcation of Egyptian investors’ claims that the State of Kuwait harmed their investment in a housing project to first address Kuwait’s objections that the investors did not all make qualifying investments, that certain claims are time-barred and that the investors attempted to settle the dispute before commencing arbitration....