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 dispositions. For the other rulings, you will find a summary of the facts. The complete summaries of all rulings are available on the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter to receive the latest rulings tailored to your areas of law.
8C_606/2025: Ruling on Procedural Prerequisite in Accident Insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ challenged a decision of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich regarding the denial of benefits by the Swiss Accident Insurance Institution (Suva). It had determined that there was no causal connection between the accident of September 5, 2023, and existing complaints, and therefore the obligation to provide benefits did not extend beyond March 5, 2024.
Summary of the Considerations
- **E.1:** The prerequisites for a complaint under Art. 95 and 97 para. 2 BGG are explained. It is clarified that the reasoning must specifically address the decisive considerations of the lower court to demonstrate the violation of provisions. - **E.2:** The lower court stated that there was no causal connection between the complaints and the accident, regardless of whether the accident occurred on September 5 or September 25, 2023. This led to the denial of further benefits by Suva. - **E.3:** The appellant did not present sufficient arguments to contest the factual determinations or the application of federal law by the lower court. He did not address either the issue of causality or the relevance of the accident report. - **E.4:** The obvious deficiency in reasoning leads, according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG, to the dismissal of the complaint in the simplified procedure. - **E.5:** Exceptionally, no court costs are imposed (Art. 66 para. 1 sentence 2 BGG).
Summary of the Disposition
The complaint is not addressed, and no court costs are incurred.
8C_319/2025: Ruling Regarding Disability Insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ applied to the IV office of the Canton of Aargau for benefits due to shoulder problems in 2016. After multiple rejections and dismissals by the cantonal court, the IV office commissioned a multidisciplinary report which confirmed a temporary incapacity for work of 100% from 2017 and a slight limitation from 2018. Based on this, the appellant was granted a full disability pension for the period from January 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018. The appeal requesting an indefinite pension beyond this period was rejected at the cantonal level and subsequently by the Federal Court.
Summary of the Considerations
- E.1: The Federal Court examines legal violations according to Art. 95 and 96 BGG and applies the law ex officio, but only on sufficiently substantiated complaints. - E.2: The question is whether the lower court's confirmation of the temporary pension arrangement violates federal law. - E.3: The multidisciplinary report (asim report) relied upon by the lower court has uncontested evidentiary value and shows an assessable residual work capacity of 70%. - E.4: To the extent that the appellant disputes the usability of his residual work capacity in a hypothetically balanced labor market, sufficient explanations are lacking. The Federal Court states that niche jobs must also be considered and that there is no unusable residual work capacity. - E.5: Summary confirmation of the lower court's judgment.
Summary of the Disposition
The complaint was rejected and court costs were imposed.
6B_684/2025: Ruling Regarding Qualified Serious Violation of Traffic Rules
Summary of the Facts
A.________ drove on the main road on August 14, 2021, exceeding the speed limit by at least 71 km/h. The District Court of Frauenfeld convicted him of qualified serious violation of traffic rules, imposing a conditional prison sentence of twelve months and a fine of CHF 2,600. The Court of Appeal of the Canton of Thurgau reduced the prison sentence to eleven months on April 16, 2025.
Summary of the Considerations
The appellant criticized the assessment of evidence and denies his culpability. He contested an arbitrary determination of facts and invoked the principle "in dubio pro reo." The Federal Court stated that the lower court justified its assessment of evidence in a comprehensible manner and that there are no insurmountable doubts regarding the appellant's culpability. In particular, credible statements from the father and the observations of a police officer were considered. The sentence was not deemed arbitrary. The eleven-month prison sentence falls within the discretion of the lower court. The lower court considered the effects of the excessively long duration of the proceedings and reduced the originally imposed sentence by one month. The withdrawal of the driver's license was not considered a mitigating factor in sentencing, which the Federal Court deemed correct.
Summary of the Disposition
The complaint was rejected, and the appellant must bear the court costs.
9C_321/2025: Tax Residence and Intercantonal Double Taxation of a Holding Company
Summary of the Facts
A.________ AG, a holding company based in the Canton of Zug, came under scrutiny of the Cantonal Tax Office Zurich during the period 2016–2020. They suspected that the actual management of the company did not take place at the registered office in Zug, but in the municipality of W.________ (Canton of Zurich). Due to a lack of cooperation from the company, its unlimited tax liability in the Canton of Zurich was established for these tax periods. At the same time, definitive tax assessments existed in the Canton of Zug, leading to inter-cantonal double taxation.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_965/2025: Decision on the Question of Dismissal in Multiple Complaints
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed complaints against four decisions of the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen. These involve various orders relating to supervision, dismissal proceedings, and non-admission of investigations.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1006/2025: Decision Regarding the Extension of Pre-Trial Detention
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Court addresses the complaint of a Swiss national against the extension of his pre-trial detention. The appellant is accused of being involved in international drug trafficking (cannabis products) and in a kidnapping and deprivation of liberty between 2019 and 2024. Due to his flight abroad and the severity of the allegations, the cantonal authorities ordered continued pre-trial detention.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_123/2024: Ruling on Non-Admission of a Criminal Investigation
Summary of the Facts
A.________ reported the child's mother B.________ for defamation and slander. He accused her of having defamed him regarding domestic violence, threats, and stalking, as well as other allegations, to various authorities. The Zurich-Sihl Public Prosecutor's Office ordered on March 15, 2023, the non-admission of the criminal investigation. The Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zurich dismissed A.________'s complaint against this order.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_623/2024: Decision on Withdrawal of the Complaint Regarding Military Duty Replacement
Summary of the Facts
A.________ had submitted a complaint against a ruling of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich regarding military duty replacement (replacement year 2019). In a letter dated October 20, 2025, he withdrew this complaint.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_401/2025: Inadmissibility of a Building Objection
Summary of the Facts
A.________, owner of a plot adjacent to the construction plot of the respondents B.________ and C.________, raised an objection against their building project for a single-family house with an outbuilding. The municipality of Ilanz/Glion nevertheless granted the building permit and dismissed the objections. The objection was also rejected by the third administrative law chamber of the Cantonal Court of Graubünden. A.________ then filed a complaint with the Federal Court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_536/2024: Ruling Regarding Accident Insurance
Summary of the Facts
A.________, compulsorily accident insured with AXA Versicherungen AG, suffered a diaphyseal fatigue fracture of the third metatarsal bone on June 21, 2023, after slipping or stumbling while crossing a paved road in flip-flop sandals. AXA refused to assume liability, which the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern partially corrected by qualifying the incident as an accident and referring the case for further clarification of the causal connection.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_538/2025: Ruling of the Federal Court on Brawling and Bodily Injury
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted by the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zurich for serious offenses such as rape, sexual coercion, as well as brawling and attempted serious bodily injury, receiving a seven-year prison sentence and a fine of 180 daily rates. Additionally, an accompanying outpatient measure was ordered, and the victim was awarded compensation of CHF 32,000. A.________ contested the decision through an appeal, seeking a milder sentence and a postponement of the execution. In his appeal, he argued that he acted in self-defense and that the compensation should be reduced.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_606/2023: Ruling on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance (Education Credits and Income Splitting)
Summary of the Facts
A.________ applied in 2022 for early access to an AHV old-age pension. The calculation of the education credits and income splitting was disputed, especially since A.________ had been legally separated from her husband since 2000 and the child in question is not her husband's biological child. The compensation fund and the lower court arrived at different results regarding the pension calculation.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_132/2025: Ruling on Non-Renewal of an Employment Relationship at ETH Zurich
Summary of the Facts
The appellant was employed as a scientific assistant and doctoral student at ETH Zurich. Her fixed-term employment contract was extended multiple times, last until the end of August 2022. ETH Zurich timely informed her of the non-renewal of the employment relationship. The appellant later requested re-employment due to alleged deficiencies in the procedure according to ETH Zurich's guidelines, which was denied. The lower courts dismissed the corresponding complaints.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_629/2025: Ruling on the Voting Complaint Regarding the Federal Popular Vote on the E-ID Law
Summary of the Facts
Lukas Spichiger filed a voting complaint against the federal popular vote on September 28, 2025, regarding the E-ID law due to a monetary donation from Swisscom to the yes campaign. He requested a repeat of the vote. The government council of the Canton of Solothurn did not consider the complaint, as it was submitted late.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_297/2025: Ruling on Sentencing for Theft
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted of theft by the District Court of Meilen but was acquitted of other charges. An appeal by the Public Prosecutor's Office led to an increase in the sentence by the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zurich, which imposed a conditional prison sentence of 4 months. In his appeal, A.________ sought a return to the original fine or a referral back to the lower court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_614/2025: Interim Decision on Delay of Proceedings and a Request for Recusal
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Court deals with a complaint from A.________, who challenges the decision of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Chamber of St. Gallen. The subject of the dispute is the alleged violation of the acceleration requirement and the rejection of a recusal request against the competent prosecutor in the criminal proceedings. A.________ requests the annulment of the decision and a referral back to the Public Prosecutor's Office, as well as the lifting of an account freeze and the determination of the prosecutor's bias.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_433/2025: Inadmissibility of a Complaint Regarding Supplementary Benefits to AHV/IV
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court against a ruling of the Social Insurance Chamber of the Court of Justice of Geneva dated January 25, 2023. This ruling had rejected the previous decision challenge regarding supplementary benefits to AHV/IV. However, the appellant submitted the complaint long after the deadline had expired.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_115/2025: Ruling on Kidnapping and Violation of the Drug Law
Summary of the Facts
A.________, B.________, and C.________ are alleged to have on January 19, 2018, forcibly and under threats taken D.________ against his will into a vehicle and brought him to V.________ to collect debts of CHF 3,000.--. These debts stemmed from a drug deal between D.________ and B.________ in 2017. After the drive, D.________ was initially forcibly held by the appellants before a money transfer was organized. The police intervened before the transfer.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_421/2025: Ruling Regarding the Procedure for Rejecting an Expert in a Divorce Case
Summary of the Facts
A.________ and C.________ were married in 1994. C.________ filed an unilateral divorce petition in 2017. In the context of this petition, B.________ was appointed as an expert, who submitted a preliminary report in January 2024. A.________ requested in May 2024 the rejection of the expert based on a private report from two professors, citing an appearance of bias. The expert rejected the reasons for rejection but did not object to a possible change in his mandate. Both the president of the first-instance civil court and the Vaud Cantonal Court rejected the rejection requests.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_64/2025: Claim for a Pension from Disability Insurance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ applied for disability insurance benefits due to an accident in 2017 and received a full disability pension for the period from November 1, 2018, to April 30, 2019. After a deterioration in health, he reapplied in 2020. In the meantime, he contested the decision of the disability insurance from 2020 before the Cantonal Court of Vaud, which dismissed his appeal.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_496/2025: Inadmissibility of the Complaint Against the Ruling of the Social Insurance Court
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a complaint against the ruling of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich, which did not consider his complaint because it was not submitted in a timely manner. A.________ asserted at the final instance that the delay was due to an unavoidable circumstance, but failed to substantiate how these circumstances should justify a restoration of the deadline.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_540/2025: Decision Regarding Personality Protection and Provisional Measures
Summary of the Facts
A.________ and B.________, married since 2015, have two children together. A.________ requested on March 13, 2025, super-provisional and precautionary measures under Art. 28b of the Civil Code, following which the president of the civil court Sarine decided that B.________ must immediately leave the shared apartment and refrain from any contact with A.________ and the children. A precautionary decision of April 16, 2025, confirmed the measures, along with additional orders. Upon appeal by B.________, the Ie Cour d'appel civil des Kantons Freiburg declared the measures in question inadmissible and revoked the decisions, reasoning that such measures could only be taken in the context of protective measures for the marital community.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1101/2025: Ruling on the Extension of Preventive Custody in the Case of A.________
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced in the first instance by the District Court of St. Gallen to a prison sentence of seven and a half years for attempted murder, multiple property damage, and violation of the drug law. Additionally, a ten-year expulsion from the country was imposed. In an appellate ruling, the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen overturned the first-instance decision, changed the prison sentence to ten years, and extended the preventive custody, which the appellant attempted to contest before the Federal Court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_423/2025: Ruling on Criminal Charges Relating to Embezzlement and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted by the District Court of Horgen for multiple counts of embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duty, and forgery. The Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zurich confirmed the convictions but reduced the conditional prison sentence to 18 months. In his complaint to the Federal Court, A.________ requested an acquittal and the assumption of the procedural costs by the court treasury.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_237/2025: Decision on the Claim for Disability Pension Upon Reapplication After Previous Pension Cancellation
Summary of the Facts
The insured A.________ had reapplied for disability pensions at the IV office after a pension cancellation in 2017 in June 2022. The application was rejected on the grounds that the appellant had not fulfilled his duty to mitigate damages, and no significant deterioration in health could be established. A previous pension cancellation had occurred because the insured's condition had not changed significantly despite prescribed therapeutic and medication measures. According to the assessments of the RAD psychiatrist and the treating specialists, the violation of the duty to mitigate damages was also a central reason for the rejection of the renewed request.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_669/2025: Decision on Non-Admission of a Complaint Due to Unpaid Cost Advance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed a complaint on August 2, 2025, against a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Aargau from July 21, 2025, regarding an objection against a penalty order for exceeding the maximum speed. The Federal Court required him to pay a cost advance, which was not paid even after a legally mandated grace period.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_400/2025: Decision Regarding Occupational Pension
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed a complaint against decisions of the Basellandschaftliche Pension Fund and the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft regarding a pensioner-child pension. He referred to a previous ruling of the Federal Court and requested an increase in this pension. However, the submission did not meet the legal requirements for a complaint according to the Federal Court Act (BGG), particularly lacking sufficient legal reasoning.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_615/2025: Ruling on Restoration of Deadline in Objection to Penalty Order
Summary of the Facts
The appellant was convicted by penalty order on October 23, 2023, for misleading the administration of justice. After filing an objection and failing to appear at the main hearing, the Regional Court of Bern-Mittelland declared the objection withdrawn on May 15, 2025, and the penalty order as legally binding. A request for restoration and revision was denied by the Regional Court. A complaint against this was also dismissed by the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Bern. In his complaint to the Federal Court, the appellant sought the annulment of the appellate ruling and referral to an unbiased cantonal instance.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_519/2025: Non-Admission of the Complaint in a Case Regarding Health Insurance Claims
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court against a ruling of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich from July 22, 2025, which dismissed his complaint against two enforcement actions regarding health insurance claims and lifted the legal objections. The points of dispute concerned the validity of the claims filed for enforcement and cost participation, particularly in connection with a coercive measure.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9D_15/2025: Non-Admission of a Complaint Regarding Procedural Costs
Summary of the Facts
A.A.________ requested the waiver of procedural costs imposed on him in a proceeding before the courts of the Canton of Aargau. His request was denied, prompting him to file a complaint with the Administrative Court of the Canton of Aargau. This complaint was also dismissed, and A.A.________ subsequently filed a complaint with the Federal Court. In his submission, he requested, among other things, the admission of his complaint, the recusal of several judges, the granting of legal aid, and an extension of the deadline.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_233/2024: Ruling on Criminal Complaints Regarding Rape, Sexual Coercion, and Attempted Coercion
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Court deals with a complaint from A.________ against a ruling of the Court of Appeal of Zurich from December 7, 2023. A.________ was convicted of, among other things, rape, sexual coercion, and attempted coercion, and sentenced to a prison term of 34 months, along with further sanctions and financial obligations. A.________ seeks acquittal from the charges as well as the annulment of civil claims and procedural costs.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_427/2025: Non-Admission Decision Regarding Complaint Related to Disability Insurance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a complaint against the ruling of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern from July 29, 2025, which did not consider the legal remedy, as A.________ did not pay the required cost advance within the given grace period. In the current proceedings before the Federal Court, A.________ did not sufficiently substantiate his complaint, particularly lacking a substantial engagement with the lower court's reasoning regarding the hopelessness of the legal request and the denial of legal aid.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_708/2025: Ruling on the Non-Admission Decision Regarding Objection to Penalty Order
Summary of the Facts
The appellant was convicted by the penalty order of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Schwyz for threats and multiple insults. After filing an objection against the penalty order, she failed to appear at the main hearing before the District Court of March without excuse, leading to her objection being considered withdrawn and the penalty order becoming legally binding. The Cantonal Court of Schwyz dismissed an appeal against this. Before the Federal Court, she requests acquittal, arguing that the accusations are false.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.