July Spanish timeshare court wins: 37 awards worth £620,389, including 18 CLC cases (£325,903)

We are pleased to share our latest Spanish court results for July. M1 Legal secured THIRTY SEVEN positive court awards for clients, totalling £620,389. The highest single award in this update was against Amadores, amounting to £40,411.

Below is a breakdown of the key results, including contract nullity findings under Spanish timeshare legislation (Laws 42/1998 and 04/2012):

1st Court of Instance

• Club La Costa x 5 - The judge declared the contracts null due to missing property and/or contract duration information (Laws 42/1998|04/2012). Amounts awarded: £35,941, £21,728, £21,414, £15,775, £10,189.
• Marriott x 5 - In Marbella, the judge also declared the contracts null due to missing property and/or contract duration information (Laws 42/1998|04/2012). Amounts awarded: £33,456, £14,095, £9,728, £34,452, £14,100.
• Restotel - The judge declared the contract null due to a lack of accommodation information. Amount awarded: £37,493.
• Amadores - In our highest award for July, the judge confirmed nullity of the contract due to missing accommodation and contract duration information. Amount awarded: £40,411.

We also received positive awards against Infiniti, Diamond Resorts/Hilton and Palm Oasis.

Appeals

• Club La Costa x 13 - The Court of Appeal confirmed thirteen First Instance judgments declaring the contracts null due to missing accommodation and/or contract duration information (Laws 42/1998|04/2012). Amounts awarded: £12,091, £17,725, £19,706, £17,506, £11,300, £10,164, £15,271, £11,700, £19,795, £27,301, £15,080, £30,870, £12,347.
• Anfi x 3 - The Court of Appeal in Las Palmas confirmed in full the First Instance judgments declaring the contracts null due to missing accommodation information (Law 42/1998). Amounts awarded: £13,438, £10,138, £19,386.
  
• Diamond Resorts - The Court of Appeal confirmed in full the First Instance judgment declaring the contract null. Amount awarded: £24,249.

All cases mentioned above will now proceed to the next step.