The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has rejected the appeal filed by the American company Central Santa Lucía, LC, confirming the order issued in January 2023 by the Court of First Instance number 24, which “already declared the lack of jurisdiction of the Spanish courts” to hear the procedure against Meliá Hotels International, the Republic of Cuba and the Cuban company Gaviota, SA
At that time, the proceedings were dismissed, and the Court filed for the second time the lawsuit filed by the Cuban Sánchez Hill family against Meliá Hotels International and its Cuban partner, the state company Gaviota, for the operation of two hotels in Cuba. The first time the lawsuit was filed was in September 2019, and on all occasions the reason has been the same: the lack of jurisdiction of the court.
The headquarters of Meliá Hotels International in Mallorca. Source: Hosteltur
And now, in addition, the Provincial Court has expressly condemned Central Santa Lucía, LC for costs. In a statement released this Tuesday by the hotel company based in Mallorca, it is clarified that against the order issued by the Balearic Provincial Court no appeal is possible. Melia, who has been defended by the Garrigues law firm, has expressed her “satisfaction with the forcefulness of the judicial resolution.”
It should be noted that this procedure derives from the claim by this company against Meliá for alleged compensation for business in Cuba that, according to the plaintiff, would involve the illicit use of properties that are defined in the Helms Burton Act as “confiscated”arguments that have not found judicial support in any of the instances explored by the plaintiff.
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