Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the bank's third-party claim was time-barred as late
Decisione estratta
The claim was not forfeited by delay in the circumstances; prior criminal and enforcement notices made the claim foreseeable, and insisting on a separate formal announcement for the first seizure was excessively formalistic.
Motivazione estratta
No statutory deadline exists for third-party claims; delay can forfeit the claim only through bad faith or gross negligence. Here the creditor already knew of the bank's asserted rights, and the later claim in the broader second seizure covered the first seizure as well.