Following an early win on jurisdiction—after Club La Costa argued the claim should not be heard by the Spanish courts—the court found in favour of M1 Legal. The case then moved forward to a full hearing on 19 July 2019 at the Court of First Instance in Fuengirola, brought against the contracting entity Continental Resort Services S.L. (part of the CLC group).
At the hearing, the judge considered whether the agreement met the basic requirements of Spain’s timeshare contract rules. The court heard that the timeshare contract had no end date (it was in perpetuity) and also failed to include adequate accommodation details. Both points were treated as key contract deficiencies, as Spanish timeshare law sets minimum information and form requirements that must be clearly stated within the contract.
On that basis, the judge declared the contract null and void. The court also ordered CLC to pay the clients £25,068 in compensation.
This result follows the earlier decision on jurisdiction and reinforces that Spanish courts will hear claims where the contract and relevant circumstances fall within their remit. Congratulations to M1 Legal and to their client on the outcome.
