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17 Mar 2015 2:16 PM by josey96 Star rating. 12 posts Send private message

I have an appointment with my local MP to discuss the Bank Guarantees Abuse that many of us have suffered. 

Does anyone have any name of other MP's, MEPS, European Ministers etc... that might be worth mentioning to my local MP who may have already been targeted on this issue???





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17 Mar 2015 7:54 PM by ads Star rating. 4134 posts Send private message

Well done Josey, 

 

FYI David Lidington MP was approached many years ago when Keith Rule and Ruth Genda presented detailed evidence relating to BG abuse. At that time the suggestion was made that the British Government had little power to address these obvious abuses, but since then, and following the recent European elections, the European Commission appear to have placed greater emphasis on a commitment to “safeguard the rule of law”. See Jean Claude Junker’s mission statement to the new European Justice Commisioner Vera Jourova in November 2014 in which he makes several references to the Rule of Law.

http://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/cwt/files/commissioner_mission_letters/jourova_en.pdf

 

As such it is imperative to direct MPs and MEPs to the current requirement for Spain to comply with citizens’ rights to timely justice and timely enforcement of existing law.

 

The main aspect to focus on in this regard is that there are no time constraints on Spanish Courts or the Spanish Judiciary to ensure that abusive delays are prevented… the consequence being that many innocent purchasers have been significantly compromised during this last decade and beyond, when failure to regain monies following developer breach as per Ley57/68 became further compromised as more and more developers went into administration (indeed some assets stripped in the lengthy interim period!).

 

As you know, Banks and developers however are jointly and severally liable, but the Banks are now routinely contesting purchasers inalienable rights as defined in ley 57/68, and this together with inconsistent judicial rulings due to varying interpretations of the law in different regions of Spain has now resulted in a legal lottery, culminating in even greater stresses on the courts and judiciary, as an ever increasing number of appeals and counter appeals further exacerbate the problem.

 

Keith Rule identified many years ago in his educative BG petition www.bankguaranteesinspain.com  that given the failure to regulate the Banks in Spain, that there was a requirement for specialised courts to deal with the large numbers of offplan purchasers who had been exposed to this developer/Banking abuse (and non compliance with Ley57/68) as speedily and consistently as possible, so as to gain consistent rulings and avoid overloading the justice system! How ironic that this is now what we are all having to contend with in Spain!

 

The Banks who are essentially unregulated in Spain have, from the outset, failed in their duty to comply with existing law ley 57/68 by not adequately safeguarding depositors monies as required in law, and MUST be made speedily accountable to return monies in a consistent manner according to the rule of law. This requirement to conform with the rule of law therefore needs to be stressed to all MPs and MEPs at every possible opportunity.

 

FYI, many MEPs who were contacted prior to the European elections were not re-elected, thus further delaying action to address this major problem, but these are now some useful contacts: I hope this helps.

 

The latest European Justice Commissioner is Vera Jourova:

VERA-JOUROVA-CONTACT@ec.europa.eu

European Commission

Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200

1049 Brussels

Belgium

 

Also the first Vice President is Frans Timmermans

Frans Timmermans

European Commission

Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200

1049 Brussels

Belgium

 

People can also write to their MP and MEP by using the following website

www.writetothem.com

 

You might also wish to bring the following to the attention of MPs and MEPs

 

___________________________________________________________________________

As advised in February 2014 by Andrew Kinsman

Parliamentary Assistant to Marta Andreasen MEP

:

You ask "if EU law includes any directive to ensure that a member state has to comply with its own laws and does not act OUTSIDE the rule of law and adheres to the principal of legal certainty?"

 

The answer is no.  However as part of the process of joining the EU, the institutions of a country are assessed against what are now known as the "Copenhagen Criteria", one of which is respect for the rule of law, and Spain would have been assessed as meeting these criteria at its accession in 1986.

 

It is important that this be framed as a property matter, not a consumer matter.  Purchase of a property is not seen as a consumer issue, and the reference in the Charter to consumer rights is rather more limited.

 

Article 38

Consumer protection

Union policies shall ensure a high level of consumer protection.

 

 

 

Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is accepted (with some reservations) as an essential condition of EU membership.  The Convention is not an EU treaty, although the treaties refer to it.  It binds signatory states to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (which again is not an EU body).  Spain is a signatory and is bound by the ECHR.

 

However the European Court of Human Rights only has jurisdiction over matters covered by the European Convention on Human Rights.  Cases in the ECHR have to be against a state, not an individual or company.  Moreover you are only allowed to use it when you have exhausted all the possibilities in the legal system in the signatory state (in this case it means going to the Supreme Court of Spain).  The Court is strict and unbending on questions of admissibility - and any refusal is for keeps: you are not allowed a second chance.  Moreover there is no mechanism for enforcing the judgements - they are dependent on moral authority only.

________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Moral authority and safeguarding the rule of law therefore appear to be the most effective way for the European Commission to tackle this major problem in Spain…...

If they want to regain the trust of citizens, then they should not give lip service to this problem but demonstrate a commitment to protect citizens against Banking abuse on this scale.

 

Good luck Josey and keep us posted how you get on.

I hope this helps.

 


This message was last edited by ads on 18/03/2015.



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19 Mar 2015 10:37 AM by mariadecastro Star rating in Algeciras (Cadiz). 9419 posts Send private message

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Legal tip 1282. Bank Guarantee abuse 
19 March 2015 @ 10:36 
 

Our answer today on EOS forums to your legitimate desires to campaign against Bank Guarantee abuse:

Dear xxx:
 

In regards for campaigning, lobbying regarding the Bank Guarantee abuse, my suggestion is thatyou, citizens, promot the petition that Keith  started once. We will support you but, I do not see very clear that me as a professional who is also getting clients and fees by assisting clients with these problems should be actively involved on this.

We have, in the past, communicated this to General Council of Lawyers, as part of the professional duties that we, as lawyers have for the care of ethics in the profession but.... honestly, I do not see we can do more apart from this and the corresponding study, writtings... that we have been offering to people ( clients and non clients) along the years.

 

We brought arguments and Judges arguments and law interpretation proposals which produces milestone cases on this problem and have been writting on this for legal education of both english and spanish speaking relevant audiences for years now.

 

Good sign is that Supreme Court is passing beautiful pro-buyer, rightly on the spirit and letter of Law 57/68, decission against Banks now.


We will be very please to support and advise anyhow, as we did with the Keith Rule petition, but that, again, needs to be a citizenship endevaour.

Best wishes

María         
            

 


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