Question juridique clé
Whether the land registry freezes were proportionate and permissible against a third-party company controlled by the suspect.
Solution extraite
Yes. In this procedural stage, a criminal-law ‘piercing’ to the controlled company was justified to secure confiscation-related claims.
Motifs extraits
The suspect dominated the company and could have caused sale of the properties and repayment of seized shareholder loans, thereby undermining the seizure. The measures were narrowly aimed at securing the proceedings and were proportionate despite affecting a non-accused third party.