Latest Judgments of the Federal Court
Here you will find the latest judgments of the Federal Court (BGer) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and rulings. For the other judgments, you will find a summary of the facts. The full summaries of all judgments are available on the portal of Lexplorer. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments tailored to your areas of law.
4A_618/2024: Decision on abusive dismissal and compensation payments
Summary of the facts
The judgment addresses an employment law dispute between A.________ (complainant) and B.________ SA (respondent) regarding an allegedly abusive dismissal and further compensation payments. The complainant asserted that the dismissal should be classified as abusive and that further payments owed to him were not made.
Summary of considerations
- **E.1:** The complainant submitted an admissible complaint that was filed in accordance with the rules and deadlines. However, the Federal Court only reviews those grievances that are clearly presented. - **E.2.1 - E.2.2:** The Federal Court reminds that the complaint in civil matters is primarily admissible for violations of federal law. The factual findings of the lower court are binding on the Federal Court unless those findings are obviously untenable (arbitrary). - **E.3.1 - E.3.6:** Regarding the claim of an abusive dismissal (Art. 336b OR), the Federal Court found that the complainant had not made a valid opposition against the employment relationship. In particular, it interpreted the actions of the complainant, such as entering into a new employment contract during the ongoing legal dispute, as an indication that he did not wish to continue the employment relationship with the respondent. The lower court rightly concluded that the complainant did not show a genuine intention to continue the employment relationship. - **E.4.1 - E.4.4:** With regard to allegedly outstanding compensations, the Federal Court found that the corresponding payments by the respondent were to be considered as advances per the lower court, and that there were no indications of a different conclusion. The arguments of the complainant were deemed unconvincing here.
Summary of the ruling
The complaint is dismissed, and the court costs along with a party compensation are imposed on the complainant.
8C_423/2025: Inadmissibility of the complaint
Summary of the facts
A.________ injured his right wrist on August 29, 2023. The Swiss Accident Insurance Institution (CNA) provided benefits but discontinued them effective July 1, 2024, as there was no causal connection between the remaining complaints and the accident. The cantonal court of Vaud dismissed the subsequent complaint with a decision on May 1, 2025, to the extent it was accepted. A.________ then filed a complaint with the Federal Court.
Summary of considerations
- **E.1:** According to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG, the complaint can be declared inadmissible in a simplified procedure if the justification is obviously insufficient.
- **E.1.2:** According to Art. 42 BGG, the complaint must specifically name the requested changes and clearly demonstrate how the contested judgment is legally flawed.
- **E.2.1:** The cantonal court relied on a report from a CNA doctor, which stated that the consequences of the accident were only acute and temporary. It rejected the request for another medical report, as it deemed the evidence sufficient.
- **E.2.2:** The complaint to the Federal Court did not contain sufficient criticism of the court's considerations. The complainant did not sufficiently explain why an additional medical examination would have been necessary.
- **E.2.3:** The complaint does not meet the legal justification requirements and is therefore inadmissible.
- **E.3:** In light of the circumstances, court costs are waived.
Summary of the ruling
The complaint was declared inadmissible, and no court costs were incurred.
9C_120/2025: Interim decision on progress assessment within the disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The insured A.________ filed a complaint against the interim decision of the IV office of the canton of St. Gallen, which ordered a multidisciplinary progress assessment by ABI Medical Assessment Institute GmbH. She argued that she had negative experiences during the last assessment by ABI and that a new assessment by this institution was unreasonable. Her submissions included potential re-traumatizations, allegations of bias, and the unreasonableness of the assessment.
Summary of considerations
- **E.1**: The Federal Court reviews the admission requirements ex officio. Newly submitted documents and evidence that represent genuine novelties are not admissible. - **E.2**: The complaint is directed against an interim decision. The conditions for considering interim decisions (Art. 92 ff. BGG), particularly the existence of an irremediable legal disadvantage, are not met. - **E.3**: The claimed re-traumatization is of a medical nature and not a legal question. The question of whether an assessment is permissible falls within the competence of medical professionals. - **E.4**: The allegations of bias against the ABI assessors, particularly based on the wording in the initial report, were deemed unfounded by the Federal Court. The medical terminology used, such as "grotesquely appearing position," was objectively descriptive and not derogatory. The lower court correctly found that there were no objective signs of bias. - **E.5**: The right to be heard was not violated by the IV office, and the order for the assessment remains lawful.
Summary of the ruling
The complaint is dismissed, and the court costs are imposed on the complainant.
8C_374/2025: Decision on the question of the admissibility of a complaint regarding supplementary benefits for AHV/IV
Summary of the facts
The mother of the complainants filed a complaint against a cantonal decision on supplementary benefits before the Federal Court on May 3, 2025. However, she failed to submit the contested judgment within the deadline, although she was requested to do so.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_766/2023: Judgment on the complaint in criminal matters regarding sexual coercion and rape
Summary of the facts
The complainant (A.A.________) was accused of having sexually coerced his then-wife (B.A.________) over several years and having raped her on several specific occasions. The allegations are primarily based on statements from the wife, which the complainant disputes and considers implausible. The lower court (Court of Appeal of the canton of Solothurn) assessed the statements of the private plaintiff as credible and found A.A.________ guilty. He appealed to the Federal Court, requesting his acquittal, particularly considering a credibility assessment regarding the statements of the private plaintiff.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_206/2025: Judgment on the question of refusal of rights by Suva regarding daily allowance claims
Summary of the facts
The complainant, A.________, suffered an accident on August 7, 2018, and filed daily allowance claims through Suva. After the Federal Court instructed Suva to obtain a multidisciplinary report, the complainant subsequently demanded the payment of daily allowances and the issuance of a decision. Suva refused this, referring to the outstanding report. His complaint regarding the denial of rights was dismissed by the Insurance Court of the canton of Aargau.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_649/2025: Cost distribution in precautionary measures
Summary of the facts
In the appeal proceedings before the Court of Appeal of Basel-Stadt, the complainant requested several precautionary measures regarding parental custody, alternating care, picking up his son, and permission to spend summer holidays in Poland. The Court of Appeal granted the request for the holidays but dismissed the others and set the cost distribution according to the winning and losing parties. The complainant appealed to the Federal Court, limited to the cost issue and requested free legal aid.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_629/2024: Contract for the construction of a yacht
Summary of the facts
A.________ S.R.L. entered into a contract with C.________ for the construction of a yacht. Following a transfer of the contract to B.________ Ltd., defects arose in the yacht. In a first arbitration decision in 2022, it was determined that the yacht was defective and that B.________ Ltd. had a right to cost reimbursement for rectifications by third parties. In a second arbitration decision in 2024, A.________ S.R.L. was ordered to pay a specific reimbursement amount. A.________ S.R.L. filed a complaint with the Federal Court, among other things, seeking to annul the second arbitration award and claiming a lack of arbitration competence and a violation of the principle of "ne bis in idem".
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_325/2025: Decision regarding the securing of legal costs
Summary of the facts
The dispute over security began after Banque A.________ initially obtained the provisional enforcement for a partial amount of the claim and the respondent claimed the determination of the complete non-existence of the claim. In the context of the debt relief procedure, the complainant filed a request to increase the already provided securities, which was rejected by the lower courts.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_404/2025: Judgment regarding power disconnection and invoices from Energie Service Biel/Bienne
Summary of the facts
The complainant A.________ objected to the disconnection of the electricity supply in her apartment as well as to various invoices from Energie Service Biel/Bienne (ESB). The deputy government representative of the Biel/Bienne administrative district partially did not admit the complaint in the main proceedings and dismissed the proceedings concerning the power disconnection due to completion. The Administrative Court of the canton of Bern confirmed this decision. The complainant then filed complaints with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_99/2025: Decision on the disability pension
Summary of the facts
The insured applied for benefits from the disability insurance (IV) due to incapacity for work resulting from an arthritic condition. After a renewed report on a deterioration of her work capability, the IV granted her a half disability pension starting January 1, 2021. A cantonal court increased the degree of disability to 55% as of May 6, 2022. The IV office appealed against the partial acceptance by the cantonal court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_40/2025: Judgment regarding the refund of Corona income replacement
Summary of the facts
The A.________ GmbH requested Corona income loss compensation for two shareholders with employer-like positions. After payout for the months of January to June 2021, the compensation office of the canton of Zurich demanded a total of CHF 51,612.55 back, as the payout was deemed undoubtedly incorrect. The complainant cited technical issues with the booking software, among other things. The Social Insurance Court of the canton of Zurich dismissed the complaint against the recovery, and the Federal Court confirmed this decision.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_372/2025: Decision regarding the withdrawal of a complaint in tenancy law
Summary of the facts
A.________, the complainant, filed a complaint on August 6, 2025, against a judgment of the Cour d'appel civile des Tribunal cantonal des Kantons Vaud from July 17, 2025. It concerned a tenancy dispute with B.________ SA as the respondent. On August 22, 2025, the complainant informed the Federal Court about the withdrawal of his complaint.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_244/2025: Supplementary benefits for AHV/IV (hypothetical income of the spouse)
Summary of the facts
A.________ has been receiving a disability pension since 1999 and is receiving supplementary benefits (EL). The social insurance institution of the canton of Zurich (SVA) included a hypothetical earned income of her non-working husband in the calculation of the EL. The Social Insurance Court of the canton of Zurich reduced this amount in a cantonal decision, which was contested by the SVA with a complaint to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_482/2024: Application of the inquisitorial principle in cases represented by professionally qualified agents
Summary of the facts
An employee filed a lawsuit against his former employer to obtain outstanding payments for travel time and meal expenses. Initially, he was represented by a non-legally qualified secretary of a trade union association. The dispute revolves, among other things, around the application of the inquisitorial principle (Art. 247 para. 2 ZPO), particularly in cases where a party is represented professionally by an agent. After the first instance dismissed the claim and the appeal to the second instance was unsuccessful, the employee ultimately turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_123/2025: Decision regarding the mandate for psychiatric assessment
Summary of the facts
The Federal Court judges a complaint from A.________ against the confirmation of a mandate for psychiatric assessment by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Justice of the canton of Geneva on January 7, 2025. The background of the assessment involves serious allegations such as attempted murder, kidnapping, and insolvency, as well as the suspicion of A.________ having a substance use disorder. A.________ seeks the annulment of this mandate and a re-evaluation by the lower court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_90/2025: International arbitration
Summary of the facts
The dispute concerns the fulfillment of an international purchase contract for the delivery of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) between the Turkish company A.________ and the US company B.________. Differences arose over the packaging standards and delivery conditions of the goods. An arbitration procedure was initiated. The arbitral award recognized the rights and obligations of both parties, with A.________ claiming various damages and B.________ raising counterclaims.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_67/2025: Inadmissibility of a request for judge recusal
Summary of the facts
The complainants, tenants and plaintiffs in a tenancy law procedure against the municipality of U.________, requested the recusal of a judge of the tenancy court in Geneva due to alleged bias. The recusal was initially dismissed by the tenancy court and later by the civil chamber of the Geneva judiciary as untimely and inadmissible. The complainants claimed that the reason only arose from subsequent events, e.g., through the disclosure of documents.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_148/2025: Judgment on the complaint against a criminal judgment
Summary of the facts
A.________ was accused of causing a road traffic accident on November 27, 2020, in which the driver of another vehicle was injured. According to findings, the accident occurred due to A.________'s insufficient right-side driving, which subsequently led to a side collision with an oncoming slurry tank and a head-on collision with another passenger car.
In the first instance, A.________ was convicted of negligent bodily injury, violation of traffic rules, and contravention of the traffic rules ordinance to a conditional fine (20 daily rates of CHF 90) and a fine of CHF 360. The civil claim of the injured driver was referred to civil proceedings. The Cantonal Court of St. Gallen confirmed this decision with minor adjustments, particularly noting the violation of the acceleration requirement.
A.________ appealed to the Federal Court aiming for acquittal or a lighter penalty.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_684/2025: Judgment on the written justification request of a divorce judgment
Summary of the facts
The subject of the proceedings is whether the complainant has complied with the deadline for requesting a written justification of the divorce judgment and whether she could materially challenge the divorce judgment. The District Court of Höfe rejected her request for written justification due to lateness. The Cantonal Court of Schwyz confirmed this and did not admit the appeal.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_559/2025: Inadmissibility regarding suspensive effect in a marriage protection proceeding
Summary of the facts
The dispute concerns a suspensive effect in the context of a marriage protection proceeding. The District Court of Dietikon decided to assign the marital property of the respondent and obliged the complainant to bear the costs until moving out. Against the decision of the Zurich Court of Appeals, which did not grant suspensive effect to the complainant's appeal, the complainant filed a complaint with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_611/2024: Judgment on the denial of a claim for professional measures of the disability insurance
Summary of the facts
A.________ first registered with the disability insurance (IV) in 2011, but the request was later withdrawn. Several subsequent applications (2015, 2020, and 2022) were denied by the IV office of Bern. The current complaint concerns a rejection from April 2023, based on a report from the Regional Medical Service (RAD), which certified the full work capacity of the complainant in an adapted occupation.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_1041/2023: Judgment on the criminal assessment of a dangerous pursuit in reverse
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the Regional Court of Berner Jura-Seeland, among other things, for attempted serious bodily injury and gross violation of traffic rules, but was acquitted of the charge of endangering life. He pursued B.________ with his vehicle in reverse after causing property damage, which ultimately led to a collision. The Court of Appeal of the canton of Bern confirmed the acquittal regarding endangering life and the penalties imposed in the first instance. The Attorney General requested the Federal Court to convict him for endangering life.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_168/2025: Decision of the Federal Court on international sports arbitration
Summary of the facts
An international swimmer, A.________, was suspected of blood doping practices. The biological passport profile of the athlete showed abnormal values in blood samples taken in 2022. After an expert investigation and a provisional suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), a single judge ruled in favor of the athlete, stating that the suspicion was not sufficiently proven. The USADA then appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). The TAS annulled the original decision and imposed a four-year ban. The athlete then filed a complaint with the Federal Court, requesting the annulment of the TAS sanction and procedural assistance.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_671/2025: Replacement of an official defender
Summary of the facts
The complainant requested the appointment of a new official defender in place of Jean-Marie Crettaz. The Public Prosecutor's Office of the canton of Geneva rejected this request on April 30, 2025. The complaint against this decision was also rejected by the Criminal Chamber of the Appeal Court of the canton of Geneva on June 13, 2025. The complainant appealed to the Federal Court, which declared the complaint inadmissible.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_245/2024: Judgment on expulsion and SIS listing
Summary of the facts
The Kosovo national A.________ was convicted in the first instance for qualified violation of the narcotics law (Art. 19 para. 1 in conjunction with para. 2 lit. a BetmG) and multiple money laundering (Art. 305bis No. 1 StGB) to a prison sentence of two years and four months, of which 19 months are conditional, with a probation period of two years. He was also expelled from Switzerland for five years, and the expulsion was recorded in the Schengen Information System (SIS). The Cantonal Court of Lucerne increased the duration of the expulsion to seven years. A.________ appealed against the expulsion and its SIS listing.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_533/2024: Decision of the Federal Court regarding non-admission of a complaint in a criminal case
Summary of the facts
The complainant filed a complaint against a decision of the Chambre pénale de recours regarding a non-admission order from the cantonal prosecutor of Geneva. The allegations concerned alleged crimes such as fraud (Art. 146 StGB), usury (Art. 157 StGB), and disloyal management (Art. 158 StGB) by employees of two banks. The complainant argued that the non-admission order and the decision of the lower court could affect his civil claims. The Federal Court dismissed his complaint as inadmissible.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_223/2025: Judgment regarding definitive enforcement and recognition of an arbitration award
Summary of the facts
The complainant, A.________, contested the enforceability of an arbitration award rendered by the London Court of International Arbitration on December 12, 2022. The respondent, B.________, had applied to the Geneva court for recognition and enforcement of this arbitration award and requested definitive enforcement of an opposition raised by A.________. Since the residence of the complainant was unknown, delivery was made by edictal publication. The complainant later requested a declaration of nullity of the first-instance judgment.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4D_135/2025: Judgment regarding non-admission of a complaint in connection with provisional enforcement
Summary of the facts
A complainant (A.________) filed a complaint against a judgment of the Court of Appeal of the canton of Zurich with the Federal Court. The complainant contested the granting of provisional enforcement for the amount of CHF 21,383.20 plus interest. The Federal Court assessed the formal requirements of the complaint.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4D_128/2025: Decision on the complaint regarding definitive enforcement
Summary of the facts
The complainant A.________ filed a complaint against the non-granting of definitive enforcement by the Court of Appeal of the canton of Bern for an amount of CHF 6,047.85. The Court of Appeal did not admit the complaint on June 13, 2025. The complainant subsequently filed a complaint with the Federal Court on July 15, 2025.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.