Asset Recovery Liechtenstein 2015

Asset Recovery Liechtenstein 2015 deals with numerous aspects of Liechtenstein civil and criminal law and asset recovery with procedural measures.

The publication provides a detailed overview of possible measures in cases of civil and criminal asset recovery, which is a major area of experience and practice of the author. Substantive civil law offers extensive possibilities to reclaim and recover lost or seized assets (e.g., by means of claims for damages, claims in tort, claims for enrichment, surrender of property and subsequent enforcement).

Furthermore, it provides some effective measures to secure existing claims and further dispositions of the assets and further losses by means of interim injunctions and other provisional measures.

The criminal law and the criminal procedure law contain several regulations on:

• the freezing and seizure of assets in connection with a criminal offence
• measures for the forfeiture and confiscation of proceeds of crime through forfeiture and confiscation proceedings of the state and also for the benefit of a victim and affected person.

Furthermore, as a member of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and other multilateral conventions, Liechtenstein provides legal assistance to foreign states in criminal cases concerning the recovery of assets. (Dr Matthias Niedermüller, Schwärzler Attorneys at Law in: Asset Recovery 2015, in 26 jurisdictions worldwide: “Getting the Deal Through”, Law Business Research Ltd, 2015).