Seven Spanish timeshare court victories worth £382,398, including two Marriott awards over £100k each

We are pleased to share our final Spanish timeshare court victories for 2023. In December, M1 Legal secured SEVEN positive awards totalling £382,398. This included TWO Marriott cases with awards of over £100,000 each.

Below is a breakdown of the substantive outcomes:

First Instance Court (1st Court of Instance):

• Onagrup x 2 – The judge declared the contracts null due to missing property and/or contract duration information (Laws 42/1998 | 04/2012). Amounts awarded: £39,775, £16,154.
• Marriott – In Marbella, the judge declared the contract null due to missing contract duration information. Amount awarded: £12,583.
• Marriott – Also in Marbella, the judge declared the contract null due to missing property information (Law 42/1998). In addition, the defendant was ordered to pay the legal fees and costs of the proceedings. Amount awarded: £103,000.

We also received a positive award against Elite Fuerteventura, as well as a further positive award against Marriott.

Appeals (Court of Appeal):

• Club La Costa x 2 - The Court of Appeal confirmed two First Instance judgments declaring the contracts null due to missing property and/or contract duration information (Laws 42/1998 | 04/2012). Amounts awarded: £19,754, £11,994.
• Anfi - The Court of Appeal confirmed the First Instance judgment declaring the contract null due to missing property and contract duration information. Amount awarded: £22,370.
• Marriott - The Court of Appeal confirmed the First Instance judgment declaring the contract null due to missing property information. Amount awarded: £133,000.
• Royal Park Albatros - The Court of Appeal declared the contract null and void due to missing property and/or contract duration information. The defendant was also ordered to pay the legal fees and costs of the proceedings. Amount awarded: £10,400.

We also received a positive decision against Diamond Resorts.

All cases listed above will now move on to the next step.
A great achievement for everyone involved.