Latest Judgments of the Federal Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Court (BGer) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and dispositive parts. For the remaining judgments, you will find a summary of the facts. The complete summaries of all judgments are available on the Lexplorer portal. There, you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments tailored to your areas of law.
2F_16/2025: Judgment on the request for revision regarding the revocation of the residence permit and reclassification to a temporary residence permit
Summary of the facts
A.________, a Kosovo national, received a residence permit in 1999 as part of family reunification. Due to multiple criminal offenses and debts, the Office for Migration and Integration of the Canton of Aargau revoked the residence permit with a decision dated January 21, 2022, and granted him a temporary residence permit (reclassification). All legal remedies filed against this decision were unsuccessful, most recently before the Federal Court (Judgment 2C_546/2024 of June 12, 2025). A.________ submitted a request for revision on August 25, 2025, aiming to revise the decision and examine proportionality.
Summary of the considerations
- **E.1**: The Federal Court can only review judgments again if there is a revision reason specified in Articles 121 et seq. BGG. The appealing party must clearly demonstrate why such a reason should exist. - **E.2**: A.________ does not specify a concrete revision reason according to Articles 121 et seq. BGG but repeats his arguments regarding financial and personal improvement. His submissions are insufficiently substantiated and do not indicate a relevant revision reason. In particular, it is not shown that the Federal Court has inadvertently disregarded significant facts. - **E.3**: Due to the lack of adequate legal justification, the request for revision is not accepted without further measures.
Summary of the dispositive part
The request for revision is rejected, and no costs or compensations are imposed.
7B_632/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against a decision of the Chamber of Criminal Appeals of the Court of Justice of the Canton of Geneva, which confirmed the dismissal of a previous appeal against a discontinuation order by the public prosecutor. Due to the failure to pay a cost deposit, the Federal Court declared the appeal inadmissible.
Summary of the considerations
- **E.1:** According to Article 62 BGG, a party is obliged to pay a cost deposit for the expected procedural costs. If this is not done despite an extension of time, the appeal is declared inadmissible. - **E.1.1:** The appellant was requested to pay a deposit of CHF 800 by September 5, 2025. After this was not done, a new deadline until September 23, 2025 was set on September 10, 2025. - **E.1.2:** Despite proper service of the payment requests (with acknowledgment of receipt), payment was not made. Thus, the appeal had to be classified as obviously inadmissible (Article 108 para. 1 lit. a BGG). - **E.2:** The court costs are imposed on the losing appellant. They were set at CHF 500.
Summary of the dispositive part
The appeal was declared inadmissible, and the court costs were imposed on the appellant.
2D_19/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________, a person from Syria, applied to the Migration Office of the Canton of Zurich for a residence permit, which was not processed by the Migration Office. According to the Office, the application should instead be understood as a request for a temporary residence permit, and it was not accepted. A.________ then filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Court.
Summary of the considerations
- **E.1:** The Federal Court examines its jurisdiction ex officio.
- **E.2:** The submission in French is permissible, but the proceedings are conducted in German, as the language of the cantonal decision is decisive.
- **E.3:** No direct legal remedy against the decision of the Migration Office Zurich is permissible before the Federal Court. A subsidiary constitutional complaint is only applicable against final cantonal instances. Since an appeal to the Security Directorate is possible, there is a lack of a suitable object of appeal.
- **E.4:** The Federal Court points out that it cannot act as a supervisory authority over cantonal bodies nor initiate criminal prosecutions.
Summary of the dispositive part
The appeal was not processed, and the submission was forwarded to the Security Directorate. No court costs were incurred.
5A_455/2025: Decision on the determination of the minimum subsistence in the context of wage garnishment
Summary of the facts
In connection with several enforcement proceedings initiated against A.________, the enforcement office of Lugano set the minimum subsistence on December 6, 2024, at CHF 3,211 and garnished the wage portion exceeding this amount (CHF 2,940). The debtor's objections to this decision were dismissed by the cantonal supervisory authority with a decision dated May 21, 2025. A.________ then filed a civil appeal with the Federal Court and requested an increase of his minimum subsistence to CHF 5,943.95.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_636/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal for the release of evidence
Summary of the facts
The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen ordered the release of account documents and interrogation records to Kazakhstan in the context of an international criminal procedure with a final decision dated March 31, 2025. An appeal lodged by A.________ AG against this decision was dismissed by the Federal Criminal Court. A.________ AG then appealed to the Federal Court to annul the decision of the Federal Criminal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_889/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal against super-provisional measures
Summary of the facts
The appellant had submitted a request for super-provisional measures according to Article 28 of the Civil Code at the District Court of Willisau, which was rejected. After several unsuccessful applications, he appealed against the last order to the Cantonal Court of Lucerne, which did not accept it. The appellant later lodged an appeal with the Federal Court against this decision.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_312/2025: Decision regarding public procurement and revision of a cantonal decision
Summary of the facts
A.________ SA, a company engaged in the development and trade of IT products, appealed against a public tender by CHUV and FHVi aimed at procuring a new system for electronic patient records. After the initial appeal was dismissed by the Cantonal Court in January 2025, A.________ requested a revision of the cantonal judgment, which was rejected by the Cantonal Court in May 2025. A.________ then filed an appeal with the Federal Court against this revision judgment.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_728/2025: Non-initiation of a criminal investigation
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed several criminal complaints against her neighbor from March to May 2024. The Public Prosecutor's Office of Zofingen-Kulm decided on April 10, 2025, not to initiate an investigation (non-initiation). The appeal filed against this decision was rejected by the High Court of the Canton of Aargau on June 23, 2025, without consideration. A.________ subsequently filed an appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_209/2025: Maintenance contributions for common children
Summary of the facts
A.________ (father) and B.________ (mother) disputed maintenance contributions for their common children C.________ and D.________. The father did not pay the maintenance stipulated in the divorce judgment and later agreements, as well as the cost contribution for the children's train pass. The mother sought a definitive legal opening for the claimed amount of CHF 2,307 at the District Court. After the father's objection was dismissed, he appealed to the Cantonal Court and ultimately to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_484/2025: Dismissal of the appeal against bankruptcy proceedings
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________ SA in liquidation, was sued by the respondent, B.________ SA in liquidation, concerning outstanding amounts from a general contractor agreement from 2018 by means of a bankruptcy application without prior enforcement. The previous instance confirmed the initiation of bankruptcy, as it deemed the respondent's quality as a creditor sufficiently credible. A.________ SA filed an appeal with the Federal Court to annul the decision of the previous instance.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_406/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against a decision of the High Court of the Canton of Zurich dated May 28, 2025, which rejected his request for restoration of the deadline for the appeal period. The appeal submission to the Federal Court was received on August 29, 2025.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_360/2025: Decision on the animal keeping ban and the enforcement deadline
Summary of the facts
A.________, an agricultural operator, was imposed an indefinite animal keeping ban by the veterinary office of the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden with a decision dated March 28, 2023. This decision was accompanied by a self-enforcement obligation, a threat of substitution, and a threat of punishment. A new deadline until January 1, 2025, for enforcing the animal keeping ban was set in August 2024. After A.________ had not achieved enforcement, he requested an extension of the deadline by two years before the Federal Court, citing the principle of proportionality.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4D_177/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal and dismissal of the request for free legal assistance
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Court against a non-admission decision of the High Court of the Canton of Nidwalden dated July 17, 2025. The High Court did not admit the appeal, among other reasons, due to the late submission of the legal remedy and insufficient justification.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_35/2025: Dismissal of the approval for construction projects
Summary of the facts
A property owners' association requested subsequent approval for construction work already carried out without authorization on a historic chalet and the approval of new construction projects on a plot of land that is partially agricultural and partly located in a forest perimeter in the municipality of Bex (VD). The cantonal decision denied this approval, as the planned and already executed work violated the regulations of spatial planning law.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_570/2025: Non-initiation of complaints regarding the referral of an administrative criminal procedure
Summary of the facts
The Federal Office of Police (fedpol) had initiated an administrative criminal investigation against several individuals on suspicion of benefit fraud. Two different procedural directions (initially Hans Mathys and Pierre Cornu, later Emanuel Lauber and Sascha Pollace) were deemed unlawful, leading the Economic Criminal Court of the Canton of Bern to return the proceedings to the Public Prosecutor's Office on each occasion. The High Court of the Canton of Bern partially overturned the decisions of the Economic Criminal Court. The accused lodged an appeal with the Federal Court against this decision.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_525/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding property gain tax
Summary of the facts
A.________ and B.________ realized a property gain when selling a property, which was assessed by the Commission for Property Taxes of the City of Zurich higher than they had declared. The Tax Appeal Court of the Canton of Zurich confirmed this assessment. Against this decision, the appellants filed an appeal with the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich, which did not consider it because the appeal submission was insufficiently justified. The appellants then appealed to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_79/2024: Objection to building permit
Summary of the facts
The procedure concerns the building permit for the creation of three new apartments in the attic of a protected building in Geneva, which is held in condominium ownership. The appellants, who are owners of one unit, filed an appeal against this permit. The main disputes were a lack of consent from the condominium owners' association (PPE) and the impact of the planned works on the use of common areas.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_103/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal in public procurement procedure
Summary of the facts
A.________ SA, a company active in the field of information technology, contested the modalities of a public procurement procedure aimed at acquiring a new IT system for patient management for the Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV) and other Vaud hospitals. It requested, among other things, the annulment of the tender process or at least the removal of a specific participation condition ('CE18'), which it claimed unduly restricted competition. The cantonal court dismissed its appeal.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_417/2025: Inadmissibility regarding claim and free legal assistance
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed a claim for receivables with the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich. His request for free legal assistance was dismissed by decision dated June 30, 2025. Further procedural orders were issued. The appellant then requested correction and supplementation of the decision, which the Commercial Court rejected on August 27, 2025. The appellant appealed against both decisions to the Federal Court and also requested free legal assistance there.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_465/2025: Judgment regarding expulsion and listing in the Schengen Information System
Summary of the facts
The respondent A.________ was convicted at first instance for attempted intentional homicide and sentenced to a prison sentence of five years and two months. Additionally, an expulsion for ten years was ordered, which was to be entered into the Schengen Information System (SIS). The Cantonal Court converted the conviction to attempted serious bodily harm and endangerment of life, reduced the prison sentence to four years and three months, and waived the expulsion. The Public Prosecutor's Office appealed against this decision.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_462/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal regarding tenant eviction
Summary of the facts
The appellant was ordered by the single judge of the District Court of Küssnacht to vacate and hand over an apartment, a carport, and a storage room to the respondent. An appeal by the appellant against this decision was dismissed by the Cantonal Court of Schwyz. The appellant then appealed to the Federal Court against this ruling.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_957/2023: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed a criminal complaint against unknown persons on May 19, 2022, claiming he might have been poisoned with lead, arsenic, and mercury twice between 2011 and 2013. The accusations are based on health symptoms and analysis results indicating heavy metal contamination, as well as suspicions against his former neighbor (first incident) and events in public institutions (second incident). The Public Prosecutor's Office of Unterwallis declared on May 30, 2022, the non-initiation of the criminal complaint, based on statute of limitations and insufficient evidence of a criminal act. The single judge of the criminal chamber of the Cantonal Court of Wallis dismissed A.________'s appeal on October 31, 2023.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_613/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding the removal of foundation board members
Summary of the facts
The case concerns differences between members of the board of the C.________ Foundation regarding the interpretation of the statutes and the management of the Foundation. The conflicts led to a persistent deadlock of the board. The responsible supervisory authority then ordered the definitive removal of all board members and appointed commissioners to take over the management of the Foundation. The Federal Administrative Court partially confirmed this decision and lifted the removal of two members.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_596/2025: Inadmissibility of the asylum application of a Congolese national
Summary of the facts
A Congolese national, A.________, submitted an asylum application in Switzerland on February 19, 2025. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) rejected this with a decision dated May 14, 2025, as the refugee status was not fulfilled, and ordered his expulsion. The Federal Administrative Court confirmed this decision on September 10, 2025. A.________ subsequently filed an appeal with the Federal Court, requesting, among other things, the annulment of the lower court judgments and the recognition of his refugee status.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_1060/2025: Non-admission of an appeal against a discontinuation decision
Summary of the facts
B.________ accused A.________ of harassing and threatening her between the end of September and November 2019. On April 24, 2024, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Ticino ordered the discontinuation of the proceedings against A.________ for abuse of telecommunications facilities, simple bodily injury, and coercion. The appeal by B.________ against this discontinuation was dismissed by the appellate court of Ticino on August 26, 2025. A.________ then filed an appeal with the Federal Court, also requesting legal consequences for B.________ and damages.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_591/2025: Neutral decision on the issue of deadline compliance in case of late cantonal appeal submission
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ submitted a criminal complaint against a security employee on November 25, 2023. The competent state ministry refused to consider the matter on March 25, 2024. Following a delayed response from the appellant, the previous instance, the Chamber of Criminal Appeals of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, declared his appeal against this non-initiation decision on June 23, 2025, as late and thus inadmissible.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_748/2025: Request for information in connection with an inheritance matter – Decision on interim decision
Summary of the facts
After the death of F.________ in 2020, the parties disputed the heir status in the estate, particularly regarding the validity and relationship of two wills (2006 and 2014). The appellants requested information from the respondent about his financial and personal relationships with the deceased and her husband, as well as the submission of relevant documents. The District Court of Meilen rejected the appellants' request for information due to a lack of active legitimacy. The Zurich High Court overturned this decision and referred the matter back to the District Court for new assessment.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_831/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal for free legal assistance
Summary of the facts
A.________ requested a modification of the judgment regarding the protective measures of the marital community from the Civil Court of the Canton of Geneva due to a change in his financial situation. While the court reduced or eliminated the monthly maintenance payment, it denied A.________'s request for free legal assistance for the first instance judgment, as a legal remedy was deemed hopeless. This decision was also confirmed at the cantonal level. A.________ then submitted another request for free legal assistance, which was dismissed as a request for reconsideration. This was followed by an appeal to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_517/2025: Dismissal of the appeal for the renewal of the residence permit
Summary of the facts
The Italian citizen A.________, who originally entered Switzerland with an EU/EFTA residence permit, applied for the renewal of his residence permit. The cantonal authorities and the cantonal administrative court rejected the renewal due to lack of financial self-sufficiency. The Federal Court had previously overturned an earlier decision of the administrative court and instructed it to further clarify A.________'s income and asset situation. After re-examination, the administrative court again confirmed the non-renewal of the permit.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_211/2025: Dismissal of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A divorced father (A.________, appellant) was ordered to pay maintenance contributions for his daughter (B.________, respondent). After she reached adulthood, B.________ pursued him for outstanding maintenance payments for three months. The father filed an objection, which was ultimately dismissed by the District Court of Martigny and St-Maurice. The Cantonal Court of Wallis rejected the appeal lodged against this decision. The father subsequently appealed to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_956/2024: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the Criminal Chamber of the Cantonal Court in the Canton of Ticino on May 15, 2024, among other things, for endangering life according to Article 129 of the Swiss Penal Code, after he had held a knife to B.________'s neck during an argument on June 12, 2023. The penalty was set at 4 years and 6 months of imprisonment and a fine of CHF 300, and additionally, an expulsion for 7 years was imposed. On November 6, 2024, the Cantonal Court of Ticino (CARP) acquitted A.________ of endangering life, after it was determined that he had only held the flat side of a pizza knife against the neck of the affected person for a brief moment and without pressure. The prison sentence was reduced to 3 years and 9 months, and the duration of the expulsion was reduced to 5 years. The Federal Court had to address the question of whether the defendant's action fulfilled the criteria for endangering life according to Article 129 of the Swiss Penal Code based on an appeal by the cantonal public prosecutor.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_1180/2023: Judgment regarding qualified money laundering and sentencing
Summary of the facts
The Federal Prosecutor's Office accused the respondent A.________ of being involved as an employee of a bank in international qualified money laundering amounting to millions. Additionally, he was accused of misappropriating an amount from bribes. The respondent was partially acquitted and partially convicted in the first instance by the Federal Criminal Court. The appeal chamber of the Federal Criminal Court changed the sentence to a conditional fine, which was the subject of the Federal Prosecutor's Office's appeal to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_142/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.A., B.A., and C.A. opposed the use of a jointly used plot by D. for the storage of excavation material and construction equipment. They demanded the cessation of the use and the initiation of proceedings for the issuance of a subsequent building permit. The responsible municipal and cantonal authorities denied a public legal issue and regarded the facts as private law. After their appeal was dismissed by the State Council and the cantonal administrative court, the applicants turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_996/2024: Violation of traffic regulations (speeding)
Summary of the facts
The appellant (born 1966), father of two children and employed full-time, was convicted in the previous instances for serious violations of road traffic regulations, as he drove at 79 km/h (minus safety margin) in a zone limited to 50 km/h in November 2023. He argued that he was not aware of the 50 km/h limit due to local conditions and the lack of noticeable indications of an urban area.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_593/2025: Non-renewal of the residence permit and expulsion – Non-admission of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A Turkish national received a residence permit in 2023 due to family reunification. After his marriage was definitively dissolved in 2024, the Canton of Aargau refused to renew the residence permit and ordered his expulsion. The previous instance (Administrative Court of the Canton of Aargau) confirmed this decision. The appellant then turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.