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Fourteen positive court awards valued at £258,217 in just one week

Fourteen positive court awards valued at £258,217 in just one week

This week, M1 Legal secured FOURTEEN positive awards with a total value of £258,217. Our highest award being against CLC Sucursal valued at £42,761.

1st Court of Instance:

  • CLC Sucursal x 2  - In Fuengirola, court No's 3 and 4, the judge declared both contracts null under the requirements of law 04/2012 (lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration). Amounts awarded - £11,178, £22,749. 
  • Heritage Resorts - In Marbella, court No. 3, the judge declared the contract null under the law 04/2012 for lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration. Amount awarded - £10,410.
  • Restotel (Onagrup) - In Inca, court No. 5, the judge declared the contract null under the law 04/2012 for lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration. Amount awarded - £24,826.
  • Diamond Resorts - In Fuengirola, court No. 1, the judge declared the contract null under the law 04/2012 for lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration.  Amount awarded - £29,335.

Appeals:

  • Anfi x 2 - In Las Palmas Court of Appeal, it was confirmed that the judgements on both these cases from the first instance still stand which declares the contract null due to lack of information regarding the accommodation under the law 04/2012.Amounts awarded - £14,883, £12,188.
  • CLC Sucursal - In Malaga Court of Appeal, it was confirmed that the request from the defendant was declined, that means the judgement from the first instance still stands declaring the contract null due to lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration under the law 04/2012. Amount Awarded - £17,144.
  • CLC Continental Resorts - In Malaga Court of Appeal No.4, The appeal has changed the legitimate defendant so this appeal is now against CLC Continental Resorts. Amount AwardedAmount Awarded - £12,244.
  • CLC Sucursal x 4 - In Malaga Court of Appeal, court No. 4, it was confirmed that in all four cases, the judgement from the first instance still stands which declared the contract null due to lack of information regarding the accommodation under the law 04/2012. Amounts awarded - £11,006, £23,061, £20,767, £42,761.

We also received confirmation of a positive result against Leisure Dimensions Ltd., from the Supreme Civil Court.

Jurisdiction:

Five cases valued at £101,154

This week, our jurisdiction positive results were:

  • Two against CLC Sucursal
  • Two against Diamond Resorts
  • One against CLC Paradise Trading

In the CLC Sucursal cases, the judge declined the request from CLC to hold the process until the preliminary ruling.  The judge confirmed that both claims are competent to proceed in the Spanish courts.

In the cases against Diamond Resorts, we received the decision from court rejecting the opposition raised by Diamond in an attempt to stop provisional enforcement, both cases have already started to proceed.

In the case against CLC Paradise Trading, the defendant appealed for a reversal of the initial decision allowing this case to proceed in the Spanish courts. The next step will be the preliminary hearing.

About Timeshare Release

During the Timeshare sales boom of the 80s & 90s, potential buyers were lured in by the promise of affordable exotic holidays, flexible exchange programmes and the impression that Timeshare would be a valuable "investment".

In an industry with little or no regulation, high pressure sales tactics were rife and contract smallprint was often glossed over and explained away by sharp salespeople.

Many Timeshare buyers were therefore unaware that they were actually making significant, long term financial commitments on behalf of themselves and their families.

To find out how you can escape the Timeshare Trap please complete the short Timeshare Release Wizard now.

The Timeshare Trap

The timeshare trap

For many Timeshare owners, annual maintenance fees were barely considered token amounts in the early "honeymoon period" of ownership.

However, year-on-year increases imposed by the resorts over time now mean that the maintenance fees have risen to become substantial sums.

Owners are also facing the prospect of ongoing yearly fee increases and realising that they (and their families) are often committed to long term contracts for generations to come.

Please try our Future Fees Calculator to estimate your liabilities over the term of your Timeshare contract, based on an annual increase of 7.5%.

If you're concerned about rising fees and how to escape the Timeshare Trap, please contact us today.

Timeshare Owner Reports

Timeshare owner reports

Recent comments from RCI Timeshare owners who have come to us for help with contract cancellation:

Mr Steve R, Middlesex - RCI/Hollywood Mirage

“We 'swapped ‘another place in Tenerife for this in order to move to the points system. Since then, getting exchanges to desirable resorts proves almost impossible, irrespective of in-season or off-season.”

Mrs Rachael B, Yorkshire - RCI Europe

“I purchased my timeshare in 1999 and have been a timeshare member ever since. More often than not, I have not be able to go where I wanted and have ended up giving a few weeks to Friends, etc to book somewhere they wanted in order not to lose the weeks. I have then stayed in a hotel!! I am desperately trying to get rid of the timeshare and am now paying Timeshare Shop in Manchester to get rid of it for me.”

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