We are pleased to inform you of last week’s Spanish court victories. M1 Legal secured an amazing 18 positive results with a total amount awarded of $358,176 .
The substantial awards are listed below:
1st Court of Instance:
- Club la Costa World x 4 - In these cases, the judge declared the contracts null and void under the law 04/2012 due to lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration. Amounts awarded - $16,640 , $11,922 , $11,875 , $21,962
- Diamond Resorts x 2 - again, in these cases, the judge declared the contracts null and void under the law 04/2012 due to lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration. Amounts awarded - $15,915 , $15,898
- Marriott Vacation Club - The judge declares the nullity due to the contract duration exceeding the law requirement of 50 years (in perpetuity). Furthermore, the accommodation is not properly identified. Amount Awarded: $12,561 .
- Marriott Vacation Club - The judge declares nullity due to the breach of the duration limitation. Amount Awarded: $48,289 .
- Marriott Vacation Club - The judge stated that in this case, the contract revealed sufficient information regarding the accommodation. Contract nullity was confirmed due to breach of duration and payment made within the cooling-off period. Amount Awarded: $67,999 .
- Anfi x 2 - The judge declared the contracts null and void under law 42/1998 on one case (contract duration minimum requirements not disclosed) and the other case under law 04/2012 (accommodation information minimum requirements not disclosed). Amount Awarded: $21,392 , $25,388 .
- Leisure Dimensions (Infiniti) - The judge declared the contract null and void under law 42/1998 (insufficient information regarding the contract duration).
Amount Awarded: $13,033 .
Appeals:
- Anfi - The Court of Appeal has confirmed our victory in the first instance declaring the contract null and void due to lack of information regarding the contract duration. Amount awarded: $21,914 .
- Club la Costa World - Club La Costa appealed the judgement from the first court of instance, however, the case was again ruled in our favour declaring the contract null. Amount awarded: $22,079 .
Jurisdiction Victories:
We can also confirm 3 jurisdiction victories this week with a total value of $84,356 , all against Club La Costa World. The company argued that the cases should not be heard in Spain however, the judge ruled in all 3 instances they can, all cases will proceed to the next step.
