Lawyers' delight
Original (written by a senior lawyer):
"The German judicial authorities have indicated that they are unable to enforce the civil forfeiture order in the absence of evidence showing that it is derived from a criminal offence, which would be a criminal offence if committed in Germany. Accordingly, they are unable to enforce the civil forfeiture order." (50 words)
Rewrite (40% shorter):
"The German judicial authorities cannot enforce the civil forfeiture order without evidence that the sum they are holding resulted from what would be a criminal offence if committed in Germany." (30 words).