It has just been announced that Dominic O’Reilly and his daughter Stephanie O’Reilly have pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 17 November 2017. The guilty pleas are in respect of aggressive sales practices and coercion, contrary to the The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
The magistrates court have deferred sentence to the Crown Court in January 2018, this is an indication of the severity of the case as the magistrates court is limited in what sentence they can impose. Magistrates can only sentence to a maximum of 12 months imprisonment and a maximum fine of £5,000.
Eze Group and their Tenerife based company Regency Shores SL are well known for their Eze credits scheme, which they claim gives huge discounts on holidays, theater tickets and many other goods.
They are also known for their sponsorship of Birmingham City FC and the EZE wishes scheme, there is even a stand called the Eze Group Stand. Their “Foundation” also has an impressive list of sponsorships which include Celtic FC, Aston Villa Former Players Association along with other sponsorships of individuals.
So by and large the image they portray is one of respectability, but for many of their clients this is not the case and this latest news would appear to back that up.
But it does not end there, only yesterday 22 November, Canarian Legal Alliance published the result of a case in Tenerife against Eze Group Europe and Regency Shores SL.
The Court of First Instance in Tenerife ordered the return of over £52,000 plus legal interest, with the contract being declared null and void. In this case the Spanish Timeshare Law 42/98 was used. It looks like their “Eze Credits” may have been seen by the Spanish courts as “Points” which have been deemed illegal by the Supreme Court.
Could this be the first of many more cases in the Spanish courts and could this open up many legal proceedings in the UK?
Only time will tell.
Once the Crown Court issues its sentence in the New year, we will bring you the news, all that can be said is when they appear, they should take their toothbrushes with them!
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