CLC, Anfi, Diamond and more: Spanish timeshare court victories worth £156,857

We are pleased to share last week’s Spanish court victories.

Our legal team secured six substantive wins, with total awards of £156,857.

Diamond Resorts: Two victories, both confirming contract nullity due to a lack of information about the contract term. We were also awarded costs in both cases: £16,005 in one and £11,474 in the other.

Club La Costa: Two further wins. The first was against CLC Continental Resorts, where the judge ordered CLC to pay off, within 30 days, the Shawbrook loan taken out when the client purchased. CLC must repay the loan in full, plus the interest the client paid — £87,968 awarded.

The second case was against CLC Sucursal. Here, the contract was declared null due to missing information about the property, usage/availability, and the contract term. A further positive point is that interest is payable from the date the client purchased the timeshare (rather than, as is more typical, from the date of the claim). We were awarded costs — £19,908.

Tasolan (Palm Oasis): The Málaga Court of Appeal confirmed our first-instance victory in full, as the contract stated a period of more than 50 years. All of Tasolan’s allegations were rejected, and we were also awarded costs — £10,521.

Anfi Sales & Anfi Resorts: Our final substantive win of the week. The contract was declared null due to a lack of information about the contract period, and we were awarded costs — £10,980.

We also recorded 10 positive jurisdiction decisions, valued at £168,492.

All 10 jurisdiction victories this week involved Club La Costa. The defence argued that the cases should not be heard in Spain; however, the judge ruled that they can. Five of the decisions were appeals from the previous jurisdiction hearing, and we won those as well.

All jurisdiction cases will now proceed in due course.