Diamond Resorts response: legal notice rebuttal and M1 Legal victories in Spain

In response to Diamond Resorts’ recent circular, “Notice from Diamond’s Legal Team”, Kwikchex.com and Diamond continue to, in our view, mislead their members.

Please be assured that the statements made in that notice are, we believe, malicious and false. M1 Legal are planning to instigate criminal proceedings against Diamond Resorts for defamation as soon as the Spanish courts re-open in September.

A similar circular was sent to members of Club La Costa, and criminal proceedings have been instigated against California Beach Hotel S.A.U., a Club La Costa company.

Ask yourself: why are these companies going to such extreme lengths to try to discredit us? The answer is simple. With so many cases in court submitted by M1 Legal, Diamond Resorts are worried about their financial future.

M1 Legal reported on 12 July 2019 another victory against Diamond Resorts. You can read the update here: https://m1legal.com/victories/20190712-substantial-victory-against-diamond

You can also view the judgment here: https://m1legal.com/pdf/sentences/diamond-12-july-sentence.pdf. Although it is in Spanish and the names have been removed for data protection, it shows the decision and the supporting evidence we rely on.

This case was also published in the local newspaper, The Olive Press. You can glance at it below or view it in full here: https://m1legal.com/pdf/m1legal-advertorial-323.pdf

STOP PRESS: M1 Legal has just received confirmation of two more victories against Diamond Resorts totalling £40,931.

M1 Legal has also secured six victories against Diamond Resorts on jurisdiction. Diamond argued that these cases should not be heard in Spain; however, the appeal judge overruled that position in all six cases and they have been re-presented to the court of first instance.

Kwikchex.com

Kwikchex.com, Timeshare Business Check and Timeshare Task Force are all managed by the same individual, Mr Chris Emmins, who has 17 dissolved companies where he was company secretary or director, as confirmed by Companies House. Mr Emmins is paid by the timeshare industry to manage these websites and present them as the “one to trust”, including references to Trading Standards approval. Why is it that Kwikchex never publishes the mountain of victories against the timeshare resorts? Kwikchex is paid by the timeshare industry’s self-appointed regulatory body, the Resort Development Organisation (RDO).

We would also like to report that in recent weeks, under the guidance of Kwikchex, two clients were encouraged to build cases against ECC in the UK courts and both were thrown out by the judge. The clients were ordered to pay ECC legal costs of several thousand pounds.

This is because Kwikchex and their associated entities are not lawyers. We encourage anyone seeking advice from these entities to be extremely careful. If you are in any doubt about your legal status regarding your timeshare ownership, you should seek advice from a qualified lawyer, not from an entity representing the timeshare industry whose function is to protect RDO members.

REMEMBER: ARE THESE THE VERY SAME PEOPLE WHO MIS-SOLD TO YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Our existence is their creation.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

For further information, or if you have any queries about your timeshare, please call our advice line on 0203 807 3388 or email pr@timeshareadvicecentre.co.uk.