Recent Victories

ACC and their partners are pleased to inform you of last week’s victories. The umbrella of ACC and ECC's lawyers secured an amazing EIGHTEEN positive results with a total amount awarded of $378,368.

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 - $17,579, $12,594, $12,544, $23,200
• 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 - $16,812, $16,794
• 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: $13,269.
• Marriott Vacation Club - The judge declares nullity due to the breach of the duration limitation. Amount Awarded: $51,011.
• 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: $71,832.
• 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: $22,598, $26,820.
• Leisure Dimensions (Infiniti) - The judge declared the contract null and void under law 42/1998 (insufficient information regarding the contract duration). Amount Awarded: $13,768.

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: $23,150.
• 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: $23,323.