The first judgment in Spain on the “Volkswagen case” rejects the return of a car

In this ruling, the Judge rejects the claim using, in our opinion, sound legal judgment that is shared by the majority of our country’s legal scholars. Akin responses can be seen in neighbouring countries sharing a similar legal system, as is the case of Germany, where to date eight claims for rescission of sale and purchase contracts in connection with the Volkswagen case have been rejected on grounds analogous to those set out in the Torrelavega Court’s decision and which we briefly discuss below…