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  • Europe's Timeshare Litigation Experts.

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    A Legal Practice Focused On Timeshare.HeadquarteredontheSpanishislandofGranCanaria,CanarianLegalAllianceisEurope'spremierTimesharelawpractice.OurfirmworksonbehalfofmissoldTimeshareownerslookingtorecuperatefundsandseekdamagesthroughthevariouslegalsystems.

    Our Story.CanarianLegalAllianceistheSpanishbranchofDubaibasedCLAinternational,aconsultancythatmanagestimesharedisposalsolutionsonbehalfofclientsallovertheworld.

    Sinceitsfounding,CanarianLegalAlliancehasgrowntoover70staffwith10officesspreadacrosskeycitiesinEurope.Ourlawyershaveover60yearsincombinedlegalexperienceandspeak8languages.

    WearepioneersintheTimesharereclaimprocessandboastmoresuccessfulclaimsthenallourcompetitorscombined.

    WehavehelpedthousandsofpeoplegetoutoftheirTimesharesandhaverecoveredmanymanymillionsonbehalfofthosewhoweremissoldTimeshareproductsatthepointofpurchase.

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    Inaseriesofwidelypublicizedcases,theSupremeCourtofMadridhasfoundinfavourofvariousCLAclientsagainstanassortmentofleadingTimeshare

    resorts.TheseincludethelikesofAnfidelMar,Silverpoint,PuertoCalma&PalmOasis.Indoingso

    thecourthasestablishedalegalprecedentthatissettohaveaprofoundeffectnotonlyonthe

    wayTimeshareisboughtandsoldacrossEurope,but

    Inthelegaloptionsitprovidesforthoseconsumers

    whofeeltheyweremisledatthepointofsale.

    The Spanish SupremeCourt On Timeshare.

    What Qualifies A Contract As Illegal.

    Illegal Deposits

    Deposits taken onTimeshare productswithin 10 days ofcontract signature.

    Perpetuity Clauses

    Contracts that contain‘perpetuity’ clausesthat exceed a 50 yearmaximum length.

    Floating Contracts

    Contracts containing’floating’ weeks thatdo not designate adate range and unitnumber.

    Misrepresentation

    Contracts that weresigned on the basis ofverbal promises thatnever came to fruition.

  • The Litigation Process,CLA’s Approach.

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    TheSpanishlegalsystemcanregularlybeslowandbureaucratic,contributingtolengthyoutcomesformostclaimantslookingtorecuperatemoneythroughthecourts.AsaresultofboththejurisprudencecreatedbytheSupremeCourt´srulingsandthevolumeofclaimssubmittedbyCLA’spractice,thespeedofTimesharelitigationhasincreaseddramatically,withaverageresolutiontimescutdowntoJustunder2years.

    Power Of Attorney

    Case Preparation

    1.

    2.

    Case Accepted3.

    Court Trial4.

    Funds Execution5.

    Contracts Translated

    Case Presented To Court

    Pre-trial Commences

    Court Decision Announced

    Clientgrantspowerof attorneytoCLA.

    Dedicatedlegalcounselpreparethecaseforpresentationtocourt.

    Presidingjudgeacceptscaseintoreview.Litigationprocessbegins.

    Maintrialcommences.Evidenceisexaminedbypresidingjudge.

    InfractingresorttransferscontractvalueplusdamagestoCLAtrustaccount.

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    Some Facts.• CLAhasover81 SupremeCourt

    rulings,aSpanishrecord.

    • CLArepresentscasesonbehalfofmorethan4000clients.

    • CLA’smanagedclaimvolumeexceeds€120millioninvalue.

    • CLAwins2to3caseseveryweekonaverage.

    All figures are representative of CLA’s business as of January 2018.

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    Frequently AskedQuestions.

    #03

    #04

    #02

    What are your fees?

    Aninitialfeeisestablishedfromtheoutsetofyourcaseandisrelativetothevolumeofyourclaim.Thisinitialfeecoverslawyers’costs,thecostoftranslatingallyourdocumentsintoSpanishandanyotherthirdpartycostswhichwemayneedtoincuronyourbehalf. Wewilladdthisinitialfeetotheamountweareclaiming.Onceyourcasehascometoasuccessfulconclusionwechargeasuccessfeeasapercentageofthetotalamountrecuperated.

    How do I know if I am

    eligible to claim?

    IfyouboughtyourTimeshareinSpain,directlyfromtheDeveloper(notaresale)anditwaspurchasedafter1999thenyouwillalmost

    certainlybeeligibletoclaim.Pleasecontactustoconfirmyourclaim.

    Can I still use my Timeshare if I launch a

    claim?

    Aslongasyoucontinuetopayyourmaintenancefeesthenyourmembershiprightswillremainunaffectedby

    anylegalaction.

    #05How much money will be refunded back to me?

    ThiswilldependonyourindividualcasebutourlawyerswillrequestafullrefundoftheamountspaidforyourTimeshare,fullrepaymentofalllegalfeesplustheywillseektoclaimothercompensationsuchasdoublethevalueofthedeposit,maintenancepaymentsandindemnisationforotherlosses.

    #01Does this apply to Timeshare purchased anywhere in the world?

    No,onlyTimesharesboughtfromresortswithintheECC/Spain.HoweverCLAInternationalFZEprovideotherTimeshareexitsolutionsforpurchasesmadearoundtheworld.

  • CLA In TheScandinavian Press.

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    At least 400 owners aredemanding their moneyback from Anfi del Mar.

    Claims presented againstAnfi del Mar located in theCanary Islands, are nowaround 11.600.000 €. Morethan 400 timeshare ownershave now got ongoing claimsagainst Anfi Resorts built byNorwegian entrepreneur,Bjørn Lyng.

    – “I can´t bear to think aboutit anymore. It has been givenso much fuss, that it’s almosttoo much for me now”, saysTove Grimsbo.

    It has been one year sinceshe and another unsatisfiedtimeshare owner,won two

    ground-breaking victories atthe Supreme Court in Spain.Now more and more clientsare looking to claim againstAnfi, turning to the law firmknown as Canarian LegalAlliance (CLA), associatedwith Miguel RodriguezCeballos, the lawyer who ledthe case of Mrs Grimsbo.

    Read more on the web atwww.canarianlegalalliance.com …

    A TSUNAMI OF LAWSUITS.

    KapitalNorway’sleadingbusinessmagazine

    2016-03-31

    An outcome from TheSpanish Supreme Court nowmakes it possible fortimeshare owners to get outof their controversial holidayownership in Spain. Thisruling will force rottenapples in the industry to getin order with their oftendubious timesharecontracts.

    Danish and foreigntimeshare customers whoregret their purchase for theright of holiday use in Spaincan finally look forward to avacation under refreshingnew circumstances

    After years of struggle aNorwegian timeshare ownerhas finally managed todissolve her lifetimecontracts with the Resort

    Anfi del Mar located on theisland of Gran Canaria andrecover more than 40.000€plus legal fees and intereststhanks to The SupremeCourt in Madrid.

    "This is fantastic news for allthose who have struggledfor many years to get out oftheir timeshare contracts inSpain. Now the industry willbe cleaned up" said AnjaPetersen, spokeswoman forthe Law firm Canarian LegalAlliance

    Read more on the web atwww.canarianlegalalliance.com …

    CAUGHT IN THE TIMESHARE TRAP.

    2015-03-22

    Denmark’sleadingbusinessnewspaper

  • CLA In TheUK & Spanish Press.

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    Thousands of Britonstrapped in oneroustimeshare or “holiday club”arrangements – where theyare forced to pay annualfees for few or no benefits –could be given an escaperoute as their contracts areeffectively “null and void”.Some might even be able toclaim refunds.

    These rip-off agreementscould completely unravel asa result of a court rulingagainst “perpetual”timeshares. Soon-to-be-implemented Europe-widerules are expected to backthe decision.

    Figures from the timeshareindustry show that around12pc of the 850,000timeshares in Europe couldnow be considered illegaland their owners due arefund of all money spent,plus interest and legal costs.

    Read more on the web atwww.canarianlegalalliance.com …

    TIMESHARE HORRORS: HOPE FOR 100,000.

    2015-05-30

    The Civil Chamber of theSupreme Court has issued injust ten days, a total of eightjudgments against thecompany SilverpointVacations for irregularities inthe sale of touristaccommodation weeks inthe south of Tenerife.

    The result of these cases hasculminated in the courtmandating that Silverpointreturn more than 450,000euros to customers.

    According to the law firmCanarian Legal Alliance,which represents theplaintiffs, the company hasaccumulated 18 SupremeCourt judgments against itso far this year.

    Unlike more traditional

    timeshare , the formulamarketed by SilverpointVacations is based onmembership in a club thatgives buyers not only anannual holiday entitlement,but also the possibility ofobtaining an economicreturn through the resale ofthat right after two years.

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    8 SENTENCES ANNUL 400,000 € OF TIMESHARE.

    2016-03-31

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