Canarian Legal Alliance has once again made legal history in Spain, we have just secured our 50th Supreme Court ruling for an English client of ours who wil be receiving over 20,000€ fromSilverpoint.
No other law firm has ever had this many cases brought and WON before the highest court in Spain, in timeshare related matters
In March 2015, CLA made the very first ruling at this court with the victory over Anfi, in the case of Mrs Tove Grimsbo. It came after an epic struggle, which lasted for around 6 years. Since then there have been 34 against this timeshare company alone.
This latest case was against Resort Properties / Silverpoint and brings the number against this company to 11 since January 2017. That first ruling involved the British client Mrs Shirley Wilson, it was ground breaking as the court decided that she was a consumer not an investor, as Silverpoint had maintaine; and that a holiday club membership does fall under the Spanish timeshare law! Therefore she was entitled to the full protection of the law.
Again, it has taken many years of hard work to secure this victory on behalf of our clients.
These rulings by the Supreme Court have changed the face of the timeshare laws and the entire industry in Spain, it has secured for consumers the protection that they have needed for years. Consumers now have redress against the misselling in the past, with contracts that last a lifetime and more. With the systems of “Floating Weeks & Points” being declared illegal, as they had no substance to them. The court regarded this as unfair due to the fact you had only a right to use subject to availability, as there is no week, time or apartment attached.
With these rulings, it now falls to the lower courts to implement them, which they are already doing on an almost daily basis. The law has been clarified beyond doubt, contracts of more than 50 years are forbidden, floating weeks and points are forbidden, the taking of any payment within the cooling off period, no matter for what reason or by a third party are forbidden, purchasers are consumers not investors. These laws are there for your protection and to ensure that what you purchase is fair and genuine.
To all the team at CLA, congratulations on all your hard work and efforts, to those clients we offer our sincerest thanks for the trust and patience they placed on us.
If you believe you have an illegal contract and have been missold, contact CLA for more information.