Over £405k awarded in record week of Spanish timeshare court wins for our legal team

Our legal team achieved a record week in the courts, securing 21 favourable judgements in substantive cases, with total awards of £405,825.

Across 10 Club La Costa (CLC) cases, the courts found the contracts null due to missing key information about the accommodation, the usage rights and the contract term. Total awarded: £144,528. The contractual entities in these CLC cases included Sucursal, Continental Resorts, Paradise Trading and UK Sucursal España.

In a further case against CLC Paradise Trading, the Court of Appeal in Tenerife dismissed the appeal, confirming the First Instance judgement in our favour and ordering CLC to pay costs. Awarded: £9,620.

In the case against CLC Sucursal & Reymonte Title SL, the judge ruled against Club La Costa Sucursal and found Reymonte Title SL liable. The contract was declared null due to a lack of essential information (object and term), in line with the requirements of Law 04/2012. Awarded: £16,940.

We also obtained three judgements against Anfi Sales & Resorts. In each case, the contracts were declared null because they did not properly set out the accommodation, the usage rights and the duration. Total awarded: £36,111.

In three cases against Silverpoint, the contracts were likewise declared null due to missing information on the accommodation, usage rights and contract term. Total awarded: £81,461.

We won an important case against Sunset Beach/Crown Resorts/RCI. For the first time, our legal team has succeeded against RCI on a pure points contract, bringing the claim against RCI and its representatives SSB and Crown Resorts of Isle of Man. This is a significant precedent because, in many of these mass-issued contracts, RCI does not appear by name. The judge declared the contract null and void, firstly because the cancellation document provided was not translated, and secondly because what was presented appeared to be a novation rather than a cancellation—and you cannot novate a contract that is already null and void. Awarded: £9,977.

We then secured a judgement in Denia against Onagroup, although not with the outcome we were aiming for. We sued Intergroup SL and Club Estela Dorada SL; both were declared in default. However, the judge did not lift the corporate veil in relation to Club Estela Dorada SL and acquitted it, condemning only Intergroup SL. Despite our arguments that Club Estela Dorada had acted fraudulently by presenting itself as another entity (in this instance CED Mundial Club SL), the court did not rule against it. This decision has taken a long time, in part because it was also published in the journal. We will seek to enforce the judgement against Intergroup SL in due course. Awarded: £105,579.

There was one final award against Fairways, where our legal team persuaded the judge to condemn two companies located in tax havens outside the EU.

In addition to these substantive judgements, the legal team also secured 11 positive jurisdiction results, valued at £170,534.

These included seven jurisdiction wins against CLC and four appeal victories. All cases will now move on to the next stage.