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 conclusions. 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 and receive the latest rulings tailored to your areas of law.
4D_182/2025: Inadmissibility of a claim action
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed a claim against the respondent. The Regional Court of Oberland did not entertain the claim. The Court of Appeal of the Canton of Bern rejected an appeal from the appellant against this decision. The appellant brought the matter before the Federal Court, but his submissions obviously did not meet the requirements for an appeal.
Summary of Considerations
The Regional Court of Oberland did not entertain the appellant's claim and imposed the procedural costs on him. The Court of Appeal of the Canton of Bern confirmed this decision and rejected the appeal. The appellant submitted two filings to the Federal Court, but they did not meet the justification requirements according to Art. 42 para. 2 and Art. 106 para. 2 BGG. Due to the insufficient justification, the appeal cannot be entertained according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG. The appellant is liable for costs (Art. 66 para. 1 BGG). The respondent is not awarded any party compensation, as no expenses were incurred in the federal court proceedings (Art. 68 para. 2 BGG).
Summary of the Conclusion
The appeal was rejected, and the court costs were imposed on the appellant.
4A_363/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal due to failure to pay the court costs in advance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ appealed against the decision of a single judge of the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS), which declared B.________ as the winner of the Indian "I-League" 2024/2025. The appeal was accompanied by a request for precautionary measures. The Federal Court repeatedly instructed A.________ to make an advance payment of 15,000 CHF for court costs, which he failed to do even after the extension of the deadline. Therefore, the appeal was declared inadmissible.
Summary of Considerations
- **E.1:** According to Art. 62 para. 3 BGG, the advance payment of court costs is mandatory. The Federal Court granted A.________ an additional deadline for payment, but without success. - **E.2:** Due to the failure to pay the advance, the appeal was declared inadmissible under Art. 108 para. 1 BGG in a simplified procedure. - **E.3:** The reduced court costs of 800 CHF were imposed on A.________ (Art. 66 para. 1 BGG). No party compensations were awarded.
Summary of the Conclusion
The appeal was declared inadmissible, and A.________ was ordered to pay 800 CHF in court costs.
4A_430/2025: Admissibility of the appeal against an interim decision
Summary of the Facts
The appellant contested an interim decision of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Solothurn dated August 5, 2025, which confirmed a ruling of the Solothurn Lebern District Court. The Federal Court addressed the question of whether the requirements for independent appeal against an interim decision were met and rejected the appeal due to a lack of fulfillment of the admissibility requirements.
Summary of Considerations
- **E.1:** Presentation of the facts and procedural history, in particular the ruling of June 4, 2025, and the rejection of the appeal by the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Solothurn. - **E.2:** Examination of the admissibility of appeals against interim decisions according to Art. 93 para. 1 BGG. The Federal Court states that the conditions are neither demonstrated nor obviously fulfilled. Appellants must prove that an irreparable legal disadvantage is imminent or that significant savings in time or costs could be achieved. - **E.2.2:** The present interim decision does not fall under any of the mentioned exceptions, which is why the Federal Court does not entertain the appeal in a simplified procedure (Art. 108 para. 1 lit. a BGG).
Summary of the Conclusion
The Federal Court did not entertain the appeal and imposed the court costs on the appellant.
4A_461/2025: Ruling concerning employment contract
Summary of the Facts
The appellant contested a ruling of the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft dated April 8, 2025, before the Federal Court. The dispute concerned an employment relationship between the parties and claims for salary payments. The appellant also requested legal aid for the federal court proceedings.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_186/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zug against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Zug regarding the enforcement ruling dated February 11, 2025. The Court of Appeal rejected the appeal on August 21, 2025, to the extent that it entertained it. The appellant appealed this ruling to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_162/2025: Non-payment of advance costs in the appeal process
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________ GmbH, filed an appeal against the ruling of the presidency of the Court of Appeal of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, which demanded an advance payment of CHF 500. Despite being granted an extension, the payment was not made, leading to the Federal Court not entertaining the appeal.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_946/2025: Non-entertainment of an appeal concerning changes to precautionary measures in divorce proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The separated parents of two children are disputing changes to precautionary measures in divorce proceedings. The appellant had already filed several requests for changes. The fourth request was rejected by the Cantonal Court of Zug. In the appeal proceedings, the Court of Appeal rejected the request for legal aid and did not entertain the appeal due to the lack of advance payment. The appellant turned to the Federal Court, again requesting legal aid.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_605/2025: Non-entertainment of a subsidiary constitutional complaint
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________, had submitted a request for revision against the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Schaffhausen dated December 10, 2024, which was classified as late and rejected. Additionally, a potential substantive review was conducted, but it did not reveal any grounds for revision. The appellant subsequently filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Court. The Federal Court reviewed this in a simplified procedure according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_608/2025: Ruling on the issue of complicity in fraudulent online orders
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted in first instance for receiving stolen goods to a prison sentence of 12 months with five years probation and an immediate fine, as well as for civil damages. Before the appeals court, he was instead convicted of complicity in fraud. This complicity involved providing his address for fraudulent online orders and forwarding packages to third parties, even though he was aware of the problematic origin of the goods.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_506/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal in tenancy and procedural law
Summary of the Facts
A.________ submitted an appeal to the Federal Court after the cantonal authorities declared the claims he presented as inadmissible. The reason for this was an incorrect designation of the parties in the authorization for the procedure, as well as inadequate justifications in the later appeal.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_968/2025: Ruling concerning delay in legal proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The appellant requested the Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen to issue a proximity and contact ban according to Art. 28b ZGB. Due to his view of a delay in the legal proceedings by the Cantonal Court, the appellant filed a complaint regarding the delay with the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Schaffhausen. The Court of Appeal did not entertain the complaint, as it had become moot due to lack of practical interest. With the complaint to the Federal Court, the appellant demanded the recognition of a legal violation and also requested suspensive effect and legal aid.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_1137/2023: Ruling on the legal assessment of an attack and a brawl
Summary of the Facts
On October 8, 2016, a physical altercation occurred at the Oktoberfest in a restaurant in U.________ between a group of men (including the appellants A.________ and B.________) and C.________. The lower court found that A.________, B.________, and D.________ coordinated and targeted their physical actions against C.________. C.________ suffered, among other things, a mild traumatic brain injury and various abrasions. The lower court deemed the convictions for assault justified.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_183/2025: Non-entertainment of an appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against the ruling of the Cantonal Court of Basel-Stadt, which did not entertain a previously filed appeal regarding the enforcement ruling. The Federal Court rejected the appellant's request for the granting of suspensive effect and waived submissions.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_470/2025: Ruling concerning legal aid and advance payment
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ applied to the District Court of Aarau for the granting of legal aid and relief from the advance payment in the context of a civil lawsuit. The District Court rejected the request and set a deadline for the payment of the advance. The appeal against this decision to the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Aargau was also rejected. The appellant subsequently filed an appeal with the Federal Court but submitted filings that did not meet the legal justification requirements.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1032/2024: Ruling on the remittance of an indictment and the consolidation of proceedings in a criminal case
Summary of the Facts
The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Zug filed charges against A.A.________ on October 17, 2023, for various bankruptcy offenses, unfaithful management, and forgery. The appellant requested the remittance of the indictment to consolidate it with two later opened proceedings that also concern the same facts. The Criminal Court rejected the remittance, and the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zug did not entertain the appeal. In a complaint in criminal matters to the Federal Court, the appellant argued that the separate handling of the proceedings was unlawful and violated the principle of procedural unity as well as his procedural rights.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_416/2025: Inadmissibility of an insufficiently justified appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant was ordered by the District Court of March to pay the respondent CHF 40,000 with interest from November 16, 2023. The Cantonal Court of Schwyz rejected the appellant's appeal against this ruling on July 29, 2025. With a filing dated August 30, 2025, the appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_565/2025: Non-entertainment regarding a tenancy dispute
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ GmbH (appellant) filed a second appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zurich dated July 9, 2025, after the Federal Court had already dismissed a first proceeding with a ruling dated October 20, 2025. The second appeal was filed late.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_194/2025: Non-entertainment of the appeal against decisions of the Cantonal Court of Basel-Stadt
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed a complaint against two decisions of the Cantonal Court of Basel-Stadt, which set a deadline for the payment of the advance and forwarded a submission of the appellant to the Federal Court. Several submissions were made to the Federal Court, which, however, clearly did not meet the legal requirements for an appeal.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_658/2025: Ruling on international legal assistance in criminal matters (transmission of bank documents)
Summary of the Facts
A.________ is involved in a capital investment fraud investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Stuttgart. The III Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Zurich accepted a request for mutual legal assistance and ordered the release of bank documents. A.________ filed a complaint against the final order with the Federal Criminal Court, which rejected it. He claims his right to be heard was violated since he was not informed in advance and had no opportunity to provide a delivery address in Switzerland. With a complaint in public law, he requested the annulment of the final order or the remittance to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Zurich.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_456/2025: Withdrawal of the appeal
Summary of the Facts
The parties A.________ and B.________ filed an appeal against the partial arbitral award of a sole arbitrator of the Swiss Arbitration Centre. The Federal Court was called upon due to the withdrawal of the appeal. The proceedings concerned disputes between the mentioned parties and the opposing parties C.________ and D.________ in an international arbitration conflict.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_613/2024: Withdrawal of the appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ withdrew his appeal against the ruling of the cantonal court of appeal in the criminal proceedings on October 22, 2025.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_413/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appeal was filed by A.________ Sàrl on September 3, 2025, against a ruling of the previous instance, the civil chamber of the Cantonal Court of Vaud from July 15, 2025. The dispute concerns a corporate contract between the appellant and B.________ S.A. and C.________. The Federal Court set a deadline for the payment of an advance of CHF 800. The payment of the advance was not made in a timely manner.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_510/2025: Challenge of an acquittal due to qualified simple bodily injury and other criminal offenses
Summary of the Facts
An incident occurred on January 10, 2022, in which A.A.________ stated that she was beaten and threatened by her former husband, B.A.________. Medical reports documented injuries to the appellant's body. The lower courts acquitted B.A.________ as the evidentiary assessment did not yield sufficient conviction that the described acts of violence were committed by him.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_270/2025: Ruling on qualified rape and multiple qualified sexual coercion
Summary of the Facts
The appellant was sentenced by the District Court of Zurich to a prison sentence of 3 1/2 years for rape and multiple sexual coercion under Art. 190 para. 1 and Art. 189 para. 1 StGB. He was also ordered to pay compensation, while other civil claims were dismissed or referred to civil proceedings. The Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zurich qualified the acts as qualified rape and multiple qualified sexual coercion under Art. 190 para. 3 and Art. 189 para. 3 aStGB and increased the sentence to six years and ordered an outpatient measure accompanying the sentence. The appellant requested acquittal with an appeal to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_592/2024: Ruling on a contract for the sale of company shares
Summary of the Facts
A company in the asset management sector (A.________ SA) commissioned a consulting firm (B.________ AG) to assist in the sale of its shares. The underlying contract regulated fees for consulting and success bonuses as well as a compensation ('abort fee') in the event of cancellation of the transaction. The transaction failed, among other reasons, due to concerns from FINMA. Subsequently, the consulting firm initiated a dunning procedure to assert the so-called compensation. Lower court rulings addressed the consulting firm's burden of proof regarding the hours worked and the calculation bases.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_550/2025: Ruling concerning procedural prerequisites in a recusal request
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed a complaint against a ruling of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern, which rejected a recusal request concerning a judge. The appellant argued that the judge was biased. The Federal Court examined the admissibility requirements and decided that the appeal did not meet the substantive requirements.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_364/2024: Land-use dispute regarding the demolition of a weekend house outside the building zone
Summary of the Facts
The appellants are owners of a weekend house in the agricultural and landscape protection zone in the municipality of Kallern. The building was constructed in 1962 without the necessary approval from the government council and was thus considered unlawful from the outset. After renovation work in 2021, a construction halt was imposed, and the responsible authorities ordered the complete demolition of the building. The appellants requested a restoration or return to previous conditions, which was rejected by the cantonal authorities. An appeal against the ruling of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Aargau was filed with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_179/2025: Ruling on the obvious inadmissibility of an appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ contested a decision by the president of the Tribunal de prud’hommes des Arrondissements de l’Est vaudois, which regulated the compensation of his former official defender Me B.________ and relieved her from her mandate. The lower court (Cantonal Court of Vaud) had overturned the first instance's decision due to violations of the right to be heard and remitted the case. The appellant challenged this remittance decision before the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_480/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal due to failure to pay the advance in time
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court against a decision of the Cantonal Court of Valais, which had dismissed her previous complaint regarding a dispute with her mandatory health insurance (KPT Caisse-maladie SA) on July 3, 2025. As part of the proceedings, the Federal Court set a deadline for A.________ to pay an advance and granted an extension of this deadline. The appellant informed the court that the payment was made late on October 25, 2025, due to a computer problem.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_1295/2023: Ruling on multiple rapes and threats
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced by the Regional Court of Bern-Mittelland to a fine, but acquitted of the charge of multiple rapes and threats against B.________. In the appeal hearing, the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Bern decided that A.________ was guilty of multiple rapes and threats and imposed a prison sentence of 41 months as well as a conditional fine. A.________ appealed the ruling to be acquitted of the charge and to achieve a reassessment.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_394/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal due to non-payment of the advance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed a complaint with the Federal Court against the decision of the vice president of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Thurgau regarding a labor law dispute. The Federal Court required the appellant to pay an advance. He did not comply with the request, even after being granted a grace period.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_919/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal concerning premature exploitation and seizure
Summary of the Facts
In the context of a criminal investigation for embezzlement, unfaithful management, and money laundering, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Zug ordered the seizure of two Lamborghinis and later their premature sale. The appeal filed by A.________ against this was rejected by the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Zug. A.________ filed a criminal complaint with the Federal Court and requested the annulment of the decision.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_870/2023: Rejection of the appeal
Summary of the Facts
In 2019, B.________ filed a criminal complaint against A.________. She accused him of having performed work in a jointly owned apartment in Spain and having occupied it, even though the apartment had been assigned to her for use during their divorce proceedings. Despite court orders to cease the work and occupation of the apartment, A.________ continued. The proceedings against him were ultimately discontinued due to expiration. Subsequently, A.________ contested the cost and compensation ruling of the discontinuation decision as well as the subsequent decisions of the lower courts.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_337/2024: Ruling on labor law appeal regarding contract termination and additional compensation claims
Summary of the Facts
A lawyer employed at a Swiss law firm filed an appeal after his employment contract was terminated at the end of March 2018. The appellant sought not only compensation due to alleged abusive termination but also remuneration for overtime, work performed on weekends and holidays, and for days off not granted. Additionally, he contested several procedural decisions in previous instances, including the rejection of documents due to their supposed prolixity and the non-admission of certain evidence.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_539/2025: Ruling on tenancy proceedings and procedural capacity
Summary of the Facts
The landlord C.________ filed a lawsuit on February 20, 2025, before the Geneva Tenancy Court seeking the eviction of an office and payments of CHF 50,444 from A.________ SA and B.________. After their non-appearance and a rejection of the request for postponement for the oral hearing on April 17, 2025, the court ordered the defendants to vacate immediately and pay damages. Subsequently, the ruling and an appeal by the affected parties were declared inadmissible by the appellate instance due to the lack of relevant objections.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_556/2024: Dispute over the termination of a lease and challenge of a rent adjustment
Summary of the Facts
The disputing parties are the landlord of a commercial property ('Bailleresse') and the tenants ('Locataires'). The landlord terminated the lease due to the tenant's payment default related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the validity of a rent adjustment from 2015 is disputed. The tenants have appealed against the decision of the lower court, which confirmed the termination and the rent adjustment.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_311/2025: Ruling concerning sexual coercion and further legal questions
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced by the District Court of Lausanne on August 2, 2024, for sexual coercion and for a violation of the Foreigners and Integration Act to a prison sentence of 12 months and was expelled from Switzerland for 12 years. On January 7, 2025, the Criminal Chamber of the Cantonal Court of Vaud rejected his appeal. The case particularly concerned incidents involving the minor E.________, who accused A.________ of sexual acts during a stay in a park. A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_512/2025: Ruling on the alert and arrest warrant against a refusal to appear
Summary of the Facts
A.________, against whom various criminal charges were made, did not appear for a summons set for November 27, 2024, by the cantonal public prosecutor, who had her listed for search. The cantonal judiciary confirmed this decision. Subsequently, A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Court, requesting the determination of the unlawfulness of the alert and the reimbursement of the procedural fees of the lower court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_573/2025: Ruling on the admissibility of an appeal against an interim decision in the area of mandatory health insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, the social insurance institution of the Canton of Zurich, filed an appeal against a ruling of the social insurance court of the Canton of Zurich dated August 14, 2025. The lower court had overturned the objection decision of the appellant and remitted the case for further examination and decision. The appeal concerns the decision regarding the mandatory health insurance of the respondent.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_131/2025: Ruling concerning enforcement
Summary of the Facts
The appellant contested the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Solothurn, civil chamber, which rejected his appeal regarding an enforcement of the claim for direct federal tax. Before the complaint to the Federal Court, he filed a request for the granting of suspensive effect, which was rejected due to lack of justification.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_507/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal and costs in tenancy law
Summary of the Facts
The tenant (A.________) sought the extension of the tenancy, the withdrawal of the termination, as well as damages and the return of his property. After the parties failed to appear for a conciliation hearing, the proceedings were dismissed by the Conciliation Authority Bern-Mittelland. The tenant appealed against this dismissal, including an imposed fine, to the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Bern, which dismissed the appeal.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_571/2025: Ruling on custody and visitation rights for minor children
Summary of the Facts
The appellant (mother) requested the Federal Court to overturn the cantonal decision that limited her contact with her children to 1.5 hours per week in a supervised environment. She also requested a new family psychological expert opinion, the annulment of the children's placement in a home, and the return of the children to her custody. The Federal Court rejected the appeal and confirmed the measures already taken, including the placement of the children in a home and the restricted visitation rights.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.