This week, the legal team secured a further 10 favourable jurisdiction judgments against Club La Costa (CLC) in Spain.
These decisions relate specifically to where a consumer claim can be brought in a Club La Costa jurisdiction case in Spain, and they reinforce that the Spanish courts are the appropriate forum when CLC is treated as established in Spain through its branch.
Contractual entities named in the cases
Across the judgments, the contracts referred to Club La Costa under the following names:
- CLC Sucursal
- CLC Paradise Trading
- CLC Continental Resorts
- CLC PLC UK
Listing the contractual entity matters because CLC agreements are not always issued under a single identical name, and jurisdiction arguments can turn on how the counterparty is identified within the paperwork.
Fuengirola and Málaga courts involved
All matters were heard in the courts of Fuengirola and Málaga, including the Málaga High Court. This means the outcomes cover both local court decisions and higher-level rulings within the Málaga judicial area.
Jurisdiction objections rejected
In most of these cases, as is common in Fuengirola court Club La Costa jurisdiction disputes, CLC raised objections to the court’s jurisdiction. The judges rejected those objections and confirmed that the consumer may bring the claim in the place where the other party has its registered address.
In these rulings, Club La Costa was treated as being established in Spain via its branch. As a result, the courts accepted that the claims could properly proceed in Spain, rather than being redirected elsewhere through jurisdiction challenges.
