Key legal question
Whether the public law appeal was admissible, in particular whether the appellant had standing to challenge the maintenance of the criminal seizure.
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible because the appellant, acting in his own name, had only a factual interest; the seized parcel belonged to the company, which was the proper holder of any legal interest.
Extracted reasoning
Although seizure usually causes irreparable harm for art. 87 OJ purposes, art. 88 OJ still requires a legal interest. The appellant did not show that the seizure affected his own legally protected interests; ownership lay with the company in liquidation.