This week, we secured a significant win against Club La Costa UK Surcusal after losing at first instance and then succeeding on appeal in the High Court. The timeshare contract was signed with one of the CLC companies based in the Isle of Man. The court found that the group operated fraudulently, and that the companies were created to scam clients. As CLC’s Spanish branch was identified as the operational centre, it was held liable to respond on behalf of the others. This is an excellent result for the legal team, with £34,264 awarded to the client.
We also achieved a further victory against CLC, where the contract was found to lack specific accommodation details. In that case, the claimants were awarded £7,190.
In addition, two successful judgements against Anfi resulted in awards totalling £38,609. In one case, the court awarded £21,567 after accepting that the resort had previously cancelled the contract for non-payment (our clients had been told to stop paying the maintenance fees). However, the judge determined that the clause allowing the resort to cancel the contract unilaterally in these circumstances was not reasonable within the limits of the law. The court therefore ordered the proportional amount paid for the contract to be returned to the owners.
We also secured three victories against Diamond Resorts, with awards totalling £31,925, alongside a contract cancellation with MacDonald Resorts. In addition to these substantive outcomes, we received five favourable jurisdiction judgements against Diamond Resorts and two further jurisdiction judgements against CLC.
