Ten Spanish timeshare court victories worth £236,021 against timeshare developers

We are pleased to share this week’s Spanish timeshare court victories. M1 Legal secured ten positive judgements with a combined value of £236,021. The highest award this week was against Club La Costa (CLC Sucursal), totalling £64,375.

Below is a breakdown of the substantive results, including where the timeshare contract was declared null in Spain for lack of required information.

First Instance Court judgements

• CLC Sucursal x 2 – Fuengirola Court of First Instance No. 4: in both cases, the judge declared the contracts null under Law 42/1998 due to missing information about the accommodation and the contract duration. Amounts awarded: £12,841 and £64,375.
• CLC Paradise Trading – Arona Court of First Instance No. 4: the judge declared the contract null under Law 04/2012 due to lack of information about the contract duration. Amount awarded: £12,464.
• Silverpoint – Arona Court of First Instance No. 5: the contract was declared null, with Silverpoint acquiescing to the claim. The contract lacked required information regarding the accommodation and contract duration. Amount awarded: £32,808.

Appeal Court judgements

• CLC Sucursal x 4 – Málaga Court of Appeal No. 4 and No. 5: the Court upheld the first instance judgements declaring the contracts null due to missing information (accommodation and contract duration). Amounts awarded: £22,972, £15,925, £19,143 and £21,031.
• Anfi – Las Palmas Court of Appeal No. 3: the Court upheld the first instance judgement declaring the contract null due to missing information (accommodation and contract period). Amount awarded: £18,533.

We also recovered court costs in all cases listed above, except the Anfi matter.