Latest Rulings of the Federal Court
Here you will find the most recent rulings of the Federal Court (BGer) from bger.ch. For the first three rulings, we present detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the further rulings, you will find a summary of the facts. The complete summaries of all rulings are available on the portal of Lexplorer. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest rulings tailored to your areas of law.
7B_1022/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal against a decision on the restoration of the deadline for the objection against a penalty order
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Court against a ruling of the Penal Appeals Chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court from July 28, 2025. In this ruling, A.________'s cantonal appeal was declared inadmissible, and the case was forwarded to the president of the Youth Court of the Canton of Vaud.
Summary of the Considerations
- **E.1**: The appeal to the Federal Court must contain the requests, reasoning, and evidence in accordance with Art. 42 Para. 1 BGG and must be signed. The appellant must demonstrate how the contested decision violates federal law (Art. 42 Para. 2 BGG). These requirements were not met by the appellant, as there was no sufficient discussion of the considerations of the lower court; instead, only general "legal and factual defects" were claimed. - **E.1.2**: Since the appeal obviously does not meet the reasoning requirements, it is declared inadmissible in accordance with Art. 108 Para. 1 lit. b BGG in the simplified procedure. - **E.2**: Exceptionally, no court costs are incurred (Art. 66 Para. 1 BGG).
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal is declared inadmissible, and no court costs are incurred.
7B_718/2025: Decision regarding the jurisdiction between the Youth Court and the ordinary court
Summary of the Facts
On August 23, 2024, A.________ filed a criminal complaint against B.________ for coercion, sexual coercion, and rape. There was uncertainty about the age of B.________ (allegedly born in 2007). An expert opinion estimated his age between 17.38 and 24 years. The president of the Youth Court declared the Youth Court competent, which was contested by A.________ before cantonal authorities. The appeals were declared inadmissible, and the case was directly submitted to the Federal Court.
Summary of the Considerations
The two proceedings 7B_718/2025 and 7B_795/2025, both dealing with the jurisdiction in the same matter, are merged for procedural economy reasons. The dispute concerns the jurisdiction between the Youth Court and the ordinary court. Since 2024, Swiss criminal procedure law stipulates that such jurisdictional conflicts must be decided by a cantonal appellate authority before a case can reach the Federal Court. The lower court should have addressed A.________'s appeal instead of declaring it inadmissible and forwarding it directly. The cantonal judges violated Art. 40 Para. 1 StPO and Art. 29 Para. 1 BV by rejecting the appeal and forwarding it to the Federal Court, which constitutes a formal denial of justice. Therefore, the Federal Court overturns the decision of the lower court.
Summary of the Dispositive
The proceedings are merged, the appeal is upheld, and the case is remitted to the lower court for a new decision.
5A_513/2025: Decision regarding the liquidation of the marital property in the context of a divorce proceeding
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________, filed an appeal against a decision of the Civil Appeals Court of the Vaud Cantonal Court, which confirmed its previous ruling and liquidated the marital property in the divorce between A.________ and B.________. The cantonal court did not order an expert report to assess the marital assets, as the appellant did not formally request this in the first instance nor raised an objection against the conclusion of the evidentiary proceedings.
Summary of the Considerations
- **E.1**: It was established that the appeal was timely, properly filed, and against a final decision of a last cantonal instance, but had no sufficient chance of success (Art. 100 Para. 1, Art. 90, Art. 75, Art. 72 Para. 1, and Art. 76 Para. 1 BGG).
- **E.2**: The appellant should have requested a formal expert report in the first instance. The cantonal court correctly followed the principle of the adversarial nature of the proceedings and the principle of disposition.
- **E.3**: The appellant's arguments regarding the alleged formal error and the assessment of the assets were not sufficiently substantiated (Art. 42 Para. 2 and 106 Para. 2 BGG), and the criticism regarding the evaluation of evidence did not meet the requirements for an appeal.
- **E.4**: The granting of free legal aid was denied due to a lack of chance of success (Art. 64 Para. 1 and 3 BGG), and the appellant bears the court costs.
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal was declared inadmissible, and the request for free legal aid was denied, with court costs of 800 CHF to be borne by the appellant.
5F_59/2025: Request for revision regarding electronic delivery and child matters
Summary of the Facts
The applicant A.________ requested the revision of an earlier ruling of the Federal Court (5A_691/2025) dated August 29, 2025. The original dispute concerned a decree of the Winterthur District Court regarding child matters. In previous proceedings before the Zurich Court of Appeal and later before the Federal Court, the applicant's requests for holiday care for his child, damages, and electronic delivery were rejected or not admitted for substantial review. With the current request for revision, the applicant disputed, among other things, the right to electronic delivery and the conduct of proceedings of the Federal Court.
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5A_604/2025: Ruling on the question of inadmissibility and free legal aid
Summary of the Facts
The appellant requested the amendment of a decision regarding the completion of a foreign divorce judgment and simultaneously filed a request for free legal aid. The Rheintal District Court rejected the request due to lack of prospects of success. The appellant appealed this decision to the St. Gallen Cantonal Court, which was deemed late, so the Cantonal Court did not consider the appeal. The appellant then turned to the Federal Court, requesting the annulment of the preliminary decisions and also sought free legal aid here.
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6B_579/2025: Ruling of the Federal Court 6B_579/2025 of September 17, 2025
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced by the regional court of Jura bernois-Seeland on April 10, 2024, for qualified violation of the Narcotics Act (BetmG) and qualified money laundering to 14 years of imprisonment and a 12-year expulsion from the country. The appellate court of the Canton of Bern confirmed the conviction on May 14, 2025, but reduced the prison sentence to 12 years. A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Court and made various requests, including his release, a new assessment or reclassification of the offenses, and a reduction of the sentence.
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4A_675/2024: Decision on the confidentiality agreement and penalty clause
Summary of the Facts
B.________ AG and A.________ entered into a confidentiality agreement in the context of takeover negotiations, which included the protection of the customer base of B.________ AG. After the termination of the employment relationship, A.________ allegedly misused protected information to acquire customers of B.________ AG for his own practice. A penalty of CHF 50,000 was imposed on him by the District Court of Schwyz and confirmed in the appeal procedure by the Cantonal Court of Schwyz.
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4A_193/2025: Ruling on the question of granting a transition period in the case of work-related incapacity in private daily sickness insurance
Summary of the Facts
The respondent was insured with the appellant under a collective daily sickness insurance scheme. After a period of illness, he was asked to change jobs. The insurance company stopped the daily sickness payments without granting a transition period, which the respondent contested. The lower court ordered the insurance company to pay the daily sickness allowance for a two-month transition period. The appeal is against this decision.
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1C_533/2025: Decision on the admissibility of an appeal regarding public building law
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________, tenant of a property, appealed against the decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz to the Federal Court. The background is the denied subsequent building permit for a jetty and its demolition, which was ordered by the heirs' community as the owner of the property and the district council of Küssnacht. The matter has been treated multiple times by cantonal authorities and courts, particularly regarding the standing to appeal and further procedural questions.
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5A_838/2025: Appeal against the review of a final report with asset overview
Summary of the Facts
The parents of the minor C.________ appealed against the approval of a final report and an invoice by the Family Court of Zofingen regarding the guardianship for the management of the child's assets. The Cantonal Court of Aargau did not consider the appeal due to lack of substantiated reasoning of the appeal and a filed request for exclusion. It also rejected the request for free legal aid.
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5F_61/2025: Review of a revision request
Summary of the Facts
The applicant was appointed as a guardian for her brother, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and has been placed under guardianship multiple times. By decision of the KESB, she was removed from her position and replaced by a professional guardian. Her complaints against this decision were unsuccessful, as was a revision request before the Federal Court. With a new revision request, she sought to review the previous ruling 5F_34/2024.
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4F_29/2025: Revision request against the Federal Court ruling regarding enforcement
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ GmbH filed a revision request against the Federal Court ruling of May 27, 2025, in which its appeal against a cantonal decision (enforcement and enforcement) was rejected. The revision request did not rely on a valid revision reason according to Art. 121–123 BGG and did not meet the reasoning requirements. Additionally, a request for free legal aid was filed.
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5A_543/2025: Decision on guardianship
Summary of the Facts
The Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) Weinfelden opened a procedure based on a police report on domestic violence and established a guardianship for the children of the parties. The appellant contested the decision of the Thurgau Court of Appeal, which confirmed the guardianship. He demanded the annulment of the guardianship and also requested free legal aid and compensation.
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6B_112/2025: Ruling on coercion during protest actions
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________, participated in a protest action on October 22, 2022, on the Pont du Mont-Blanc in Geneva. Together with other demonstrators, she blocked traffic routes, resulting in a complete closure of bridge traffic and significant disruptions to public transport. The action lasted about 1 hour and 20 minutes and led to further disturbances for a total duration of approximately three hours. The appellant was convicted of coercion and obstruction of public services, and appealed to the Federal Court.
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5A_627/2025: Decision on the inadmissibility of an appeal regarding an estate rejection
Summary of the Facts
The proceedings concern the authorized rejection of the estate of B.________ by a curator in the context of a guardianship in favor of the children of A.________. After the estate was liquidated by the bankruptcy office and the guardianship was lifted, the cantonal authority declared A.________'s appeal inadmissible. A.________ subsequently filed an appeal with the Federal Court.
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4F_27/2025: Revision request
Summary of the Facts
The proceedings concern a revision request of the A.________ GmbH against a ruling of the Federal Court from May 27, 2025 (4D_59/2025), in which an appeal of the same applicant was not considered because the reasoning did not meet the requirements. The applicant claimed that the preceding proceedings violated constitutional rights. The Federal Court qualified the submission from the applicant as a revision request.
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1C_460/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal regarding authorization to conduct a criminal investigation
Summary of the Facts
A.________ unsuccessfully requested the Zurich Court of Appeal for both revision of an earlier decision and authorization to conduct a criminal investigation against B.________. Against the last rejecting decision of August 19, 2025, A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Court.
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1C_193/2025: Ruling on damages and compensation due to bullying
Summary of the Facts
A former employee of the Swiss Federal Railways (CFF) (born 1958) claimed damages and compensation due to bullying and an alleged violation of personality rights by superiors. The employee stated that he had been psychologically burdened by discrimination and inappropriate statements, leading to his complete inability to work and ultimately to his dismissal. The employer conducted an internal investigation, which confirmed an unacceptable management style but could not prove a direct violation of the employee's personality. The case was subsequently brought before the Federal Administrative Court (TAF) and finally before the Federal Court.
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2C_418/2025: Proceedings before the Federal Court regarding a residence permit for a case of personal hardship
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, a Philippine citizen, initially lived in Switzerland on a study permit. After this residence permit expired, he repeatedly applied for a new permit, first based on the prospect of employment and later due to a hardship case (Art. 30 Para. 1 lit. b LEI). The cantonal authorities and courts rejected his applications. The appellant then filed an appeal against a procedural decision of the cantonal courts regarding the withdrawal of the suspensive effect of his appeal.
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2C_560/2025: Ruling on the granting of a residence permit EU/EFTA
Summary of the Facts
The German national A.________, born 1950, applied on June 5, 2023, to the Migration Office of the Canton of Zurich for an EU/EFTA residence permit for settlement in Switzerland without employment. The application was rejected by the Migration Office and subsequently by the Security Directorate of the Canton of Zurich and the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich. A.________ then filed a complaint in public law matters and a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Court.
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2C_527/2025: Decision on the appeal against the decision on the residence permit and the associated expulsion decision
Summary of the Facts
A.________, without a valid residence permit in Switzerland since 2018, requested the granting of a residence permit and the revocation of the expulsion decision after several legal proceedings. She could not be granted any entitlement to a permit under Swiss or European law, not even based on arguments of discrimination or due to initiated complaint proceedings against previous landlords.
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5A_608/2025: Decision on the inadmissibility of an appeal regarding a protective placement
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was placed in protective custody by decision of July 4, 2025. She filed a complaint with the Tribunal des mesures de contrainte of the Canton of Valais, which was declared inadmissible due to lateness. The cantonal appeal instance dismissed the complaint on July 24, 2025. The person then turned to the Federal Court with the aim of immediately lifting the measure.
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5A_643/2025: Decision on the inadmissibility of an appeal regarding the lifting of a guardianship
Summary of the Facts
A.________, a person born in 1975, requested the lifting of her guardianship from the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant of the Canton of Geneva. The first instance rejected the request with a decision of January 16, 2025. Against this decision, the appellant appealed to the Chambre de surveillance of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva, which was declared inadmissible by decision of July 7, 2025. Subsequently, A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court aiming to lift the guardianship.
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5A_834/2025: Decision regarding exclusion in a KESB matter
Summary of the Facts
The appellant requested the exclusion of two KESB members due to a hearing conducted in the context of a danger report. The KESB rejected the exclusion request and ordered measures for the welfare of the child. The district council and the Cantonal Court of Zurich dismissed the appeals filed against this. For this reason, the appellant filed a complaint with the Federal Court and also demanded damages.
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5A_638/2025: Exclusion request in a divorce proceeding
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed an exclusion request against the presiding judge B.________ in an ongoing divorce proceeding before the District Court of Bülach, as he suggested expediting the process. The District Court rejected the request. A.________ then appealed to the Cantonal Court of Zurich, which also rejected the exclusion request. With an appeal, A.________ turned to the Federal Court to achieve the exclusion of the district judge.
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5A_890/2024: Ruling on the question of personality violation by publications of the union B.________
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ GmbH filed a lawsuit against the union B.________ at the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich, as it considered two articles to be a violation of personality rights. The A.________ GmbH demanded, among other things, a ban on further publication of certain allegations, a correction, damages, and compensation. The Commercial Court dismissed the lawsuit. The A.________ GmbH appealed to the Federal Court against this.
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7B_1408/2024: Decision regarding compensation of official defense in the appeal procedure
Summary of the Facts
Attorney A.________ served as an official defender in a criminal case. The Cantonal Court of Aargau set a flat compensation of CHF 1,500 for the appeal process without giving the appellant the opportunity to comment or submit a cost statement beforehand. The appellant appealed to the Federal Court, seeking a higher compensation of at least CHF 3,518.30 or a remand for reassessment.
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1C_396/2024: Challenge of a planning zone in the municipality of Bitsch
Summary of the Facts
The municipality of Bitsch established a planning zone in 2019 with a validity period of five years. The property of the appellant A.________ was included in this zone. She filed an objection, which was rejected by the State Council of the Canton of Valais. Subsequently, she complained to the Cantonal Court of Valais, which also dismissed her complaint. With a complaint in public law matters, she requested the Federal Court to overturn this ruling and to release her property from the planning zone. Alternatively, she requested the remand to the lower court and sub-alternatively compensation for the planning zone.
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6B_916/2024: Ruling on compensation and procedural costs in a fraud case
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was acquitted of the charge of fraud by the Police Court of the District of Lausanne on January 22, 2024. The procedural costs were imposed on the state, and A.________ was awarded compensation of CHF 263,000 according to Art. 429 Para. 1 lit. b StPO. On appeal by the public prosecutor, the appeal chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court revoked this compensation on August 28, 2024. The appeal costs were divided equally between A.________ and the state. A.________ filed an appeal to the Federal Court against this ruling and demanded the original compensation as well as full coverage of the procedural costs by the state.
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6B_537/2025: Ruling of the Federal Court 6B_537/2025
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, a French citizen, was convicted in first instance for several offenses, including attempted arson, arson, fraud, and unlawful receipt of social benefits, to a prison sentence of five years and an expulsion from the country for eight years. The lower court partially confirmed the conviction but acquitted him of some charges.
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5A_536/2025: Declaration of inadmissibility of an appeal due to unpaid court costs
Summary of the Facts
An appeal was filed by A.________ Sàrl against the decision of the president of the Cour des poursuites et faillites of the Cantonal Court of Vaud on July 1, 2025. During the proceedings, the appealing party was repeatedly granted a deadline to pay a court cost advance, which was not complied with.
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8C_427/2025: Ruling regarding procedural prerequisites in the area of accident insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________, filed a complaint with the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, which did not address it due to lack of an appealable object.
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5F_58/2025: Revision of a Federal Court ruling regarding delivery domicile and electronic communication
Summary of the Facts
The applicant A.________ requests the revision of the Federal Court ruling 5A_647/2025. In that ruling, his appeal was not considered because it was insufficiently substantiated. The starting point of the legal dispute were decisions of the KESB Zurich and the Zurich District Council regarding a delivery domicile in Switzerland and electronic communication. The Cantonal Court of Zurich did not consider the appeal against these decisions because it was submitted late and stated that there was no entitlement to electronic communication.
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9C_506/2024: Dispute over bonuses of occupational pension upon termination of employment
Summary of the Facts
A.________ held the positions of financial responsible and director at B.________ S.A. and was mandatorily insured with the Caisse de retraite B.________ S.A. and additionally with AXA Fondation Prévoyance complémentaire for the occupational pension of management. Following the termination of the employment contract on July 31, 2022, an agreement was reached regarding the termination of the employment relationship. In this context, A.________ demanded payments from B.________ S.A. regarding bonuses of the pension on total salary and further compensations, some of which resulted from his work for C.________ SA.
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5A_547/2025: Ruling on the challenge of a cost advance
Summary of the Facts
The widow A.________ is involved in various court proceedings regarding the estate of her deceased spouse C.________. Following a decision by the Regional Court Oberland on April 8, 2025, she was ordered to pay CHF 11,420,000 to the executor of the heirs' community. Against this decision, she appealed to the Cantonal Court of Bern, which, by order of June 4, 2025, demanded a cost advance of CHF 300,000. A.________ appealed against this order to the Federal Court, requesting a reduction of the advance, citing her limited liquidity.
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8F_11/2025: Revision request regarding accident insurance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ suffered a work-related accident in 1966, after which Suva granted him a temporary disability pension. Requests for further pension payments in 1986, 1993, and 2005 were rejected, as well as a revision request regarding the last ruling of the Insurance Court of the Canton of Valais from September 28, 2007. The Federal Court dismissed the complaint against the decision of the Insurance Court with ruling 8C_216/2024 on July 3, 2024. Following the announcement of this ruling, A.________ again requested its correction and made further claims.
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