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 other rulings, you will find a summary of the facts. 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.
1C_545/2025: Immediate Termination of an Employment Relationship in Public Personnel Law
Summary of the Facts
A.________, a former employee of the Police Assistance Service (PAD) of the City Police of Zurich, was terminated without notice on February 16, 2024, after being accused of sexually harassing a colleague during an operation at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The City Council of Zurich rejected his request for a reassessment of the termination, as did the District Council of Zurich. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich confirmed these decisions on August 20, 2025.
Summary of the Considerations
- **E.1:** The Federal Court examines the formal requirements for the appeal according to Art. 42 BGG. It refers to the qualified obligation to raise objections and provide reasoning, especially when claiming violations of fundamental rights and arbitrary findings of facts (Art. 106 para. 2 BGG). Purely appellate criticism is not recognized. - **E.2:** The appellant fails to engage substantively with the considerations of the lower court. His submissions do not meet the legal requirements and are purely of an appellate nature. The appeal is therefore not admitted.
Summary of the Dispositive
The Federal Court rejected the appeal and imposed no costs or party compensation.
5A_961/2025: Inadmissibility of an Appeal Against a Seizure Certificate
Summary of the Facts
The appellant was seized by the Oberland Debt Collection Office, and a corresponding seizure certificate was delivered to her. She appealed against this seizure certificate to the Cantonal Court of Bern, which was rejected. Subsequently, she turned to the Federal Court.
Summary of the Considerations
- E.1: The Federal Court emphasizes the requirements for a sufficient justification according to Art. 42 para. 2 BGG. The grounds for appeal must engage with the decisive considerations of the lower court and explain which rights or legal norms were violated. - E.2: The appellant states that an unresolved procedure (4D_129/2025) prevents her seizure. However, the Federal Court points out that a decision has already been made in the mentioned procedure (non-admission) and that a suspensive effect does not exist automatically. Furthermore, the appellant does not adequately engage with the considerations of the lower court. - E.3: The Court notes that the appeal obviously lacks sufficient justification and does not admit it in the simplified procedure (Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG).
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal was not upheld, and the court costs were imposed on the appellant.
4D_222/2025: Appeal Against Delay in Justice Against Cantonal Authorities
Summary of the Facts
The appellant complains of a delay in justice by the Labor Court of Affoltern am Albis and the Administrative Commission of the Cantonal Court of Zurich. He demands a determination of the violation of his right to a decision within a reasonable timeframe (Art. 29 para. 1 BV, Art. 6 para. 1 ECHR), as well as an instruction to the Canton of Zurich to promptly continue the proceedings. Additionally, a forwarding of the submission to the Administrative Commission is requested.
Summary of the Considerations
- **E.1**: The appeal against delay in justice is not an independent type of complaint but depends on the affected area of law; in this case, it concerns civil matters. The District Court of Affoltern am Albis and the Administrative Commission of the Zurich Cantonal Court do not meet the requirements as the last cantonal instances, therefore the appeal is inadmissible. - **E.2**: The Federal Court does not have a supervisory role over cantonal courts or supervisory authorities. Therefore, the delay in justice by the Administrative Commission of the Zurich Cantonal Court cannot be the subject of the appeal. - **E.3**: The appeal is categorically inadmissible; forwarding the submission to the cantonal Administrative Commission is not legally provided for.
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal is not upheld, and court costs are imposed.
2C_655/2025: Decision on the Admissibility of an Appeal in Asylum Proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, a Congolese national, whose asylum application was rejected by the State Secretariat for Migration on July 18, 2025, requested the Federal Administrative Court to materially review this rejection. Due to the non-payment of the cost advance, the Federal Administrative Court did not admit the appeal. The appellant then turned to the Federal Court, which declared the appeal inadmissible.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_850/2025: Ruling on Non-Admission and Legal Aid
Summary of the Facts
A.A.________ filed an appeal against the non-admission order of the Regional Public Prosecutor's Office Emmental-Oberaargau. The Cantonal Court of Bern rejected his request for legal aid and set a security of CHF 1,000.--, otherwise, the appeal would not be admitted.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_551/2025: Appeal Regarding Disability Insurance: Pension Entitlement and Ability to Work
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________, applied for a disability pension at the IV office of the Canton of Aargau due to various health restrictions. After medical investigations, particularly reports from two institutions from 2022 and 2023, his application was rejected for lack of a pension-justifying disability. The cantonal insurance court confirmed this ruling. The current appeal to the Federal Court targets the ruling of the Aargau Insurance Court with the aim of obtaining a full disability pension or the referral for further investigations.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8F_15/2025: Revision Ruling Regarding Unemployment Insurance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ requested the revision of the Federal Court ruling 8C_391/2025 from August 11, 2025. In this ruling, it was decided that the Office for Economy and Labor (AWA) of the Canton of Zurich rightfully did not admit the late objection of the applicant against decisions. A.________ argued in the revision request that the Federal Court did not assess certain of his legal requests and disregarded relevant facts.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1167/2025: Non-Admittance of an Appeal Against Recusal and Legal Aid
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Lucerne, which did not admit her recusal request and denied her request for legal aid. The Federal Court decided not to accept the appeal as the reasoning did not meet the legal requirements. Legal aid was also denied due to lack of prospects of success.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_637/2024: Access to Non-Published Information on the Inter-Cantonal Agreement on Highly Specialized Medicine
Summary of the Facts
A.________ and B.________ requested from the Health Department of the Canton of Basel-Stadt access to non-published information related to the meeting of the Swiss Conference of Health Directors (GDK) on November 23, 2023. The Health Department did not admit the request in a decision dated February 2, 2024. The appellants appealed to the Cantonal Court of Basel-Stadt as an administrative court, which dismissed the appeal on September 13, 2024. The Federal Court examines the legality of the lower court's ruling and confirms its dismissal.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_854/2025: Non-Admittance of an Appeal Regarding the Delivery of a Payment Order
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed an appeal against the delivery of a payment order (E.1). The District Court of Winterthur dismissed this on July 31, 2025, as did the Cantonal Court of Zurich on September 8, 2025. Before the Federal Court, the appellant complained, among other things, about formal errors and presented arguments associated with the context of state refusal movements (E.3).
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_468/2025: Jurisdiction of the Consiglio della Magistratura and Legitimacy of the Appellant
Summary of the Facts
The appellant reported alleged misconduct by two judges of the Canton of Ticino in the context of a civil estate procedure. The Consiglio della Magistratura decided not to initiate a disciplinary investigation due to lack of jurisdiction. The appeal against this decision, as well as other pending procedures, was rejected by the cantonal appeals commission. The appellant then turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_962/2025: Inadmissibility of the Appeal Regarding a Seizure Certificate
Summary of the Facts
The appellant contested the seizure certificate delivered to him on August 8, 2025. The Cantonal Court of Bern rejected the appeal made against it, as far as it was admitted, and issued its decision on October 14, 2025. The appellant brought the matter before the Federal Court, but without adequately engaging with the considerations of the lower court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4F_40/2025: Ruling on the Rejection of a Request for Restoration of Deadline
Summary of the Facts
The applicant (A.________ N.V.) requested the restoration of the appeal deadline after the Federal Court did not admit her original appeal against the decision of the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich from April 29, 2025, with ruling 4A_282/2025 dated September 5, 2025. The reason given was the untimely submission of the appeal.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4F_42/2025: Decision on the Request for Restoration of Deadline
Summary of the Facts
The applicant requested the restoration of the appeal deadline according to Art. 50 BGG after the Federal Court did not admit her appeal with ruling 4A_284/2025 from September 5, 2025. The reason for the non-admission was the failure to meet the statutory appeal deadline.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_730/2025: Ruling on Non-Admittance and Non-Admission
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed two criminal complaints against decisions of the Cantonal Court of Thurgau on June 26, 2025, regarding non-admissions. The Federal Court unites the two procedures due to a close factual connection. However, the appellant failed to pay the required cost advances within the set deadlines, despite being given a legally prescribed extension.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_281/2025: Wind Farm Burg Project: Request for Recusal Against Members of the Kienberg Municipal Council
Summary of the Facts
The F.________ AG plans to establish a wind farm with five wind energy plants in the Burg area (four in the Canton of Solothurn, one in the Canton of Aargau). The Kienberg Municipal Council has publicly announced a special use plan for the project. A.________ and B.________, who filed objections against the plan and submitted requests for recusal against several council members, argue that the proximity of the council to the project promoter F.________ AG warrants a recusal. The objections and requests for recusal were rejected by the cantonal authorities.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_451/2025: Decision on the Requirement of Timely Cost Advance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ claimed CHF 77,112.40 from B.________ SA based on a contract. The first instance (Pretore of the District of Lugano) dismissed the claim. The II. Civil Chamber of the cantonal appellate court in Ticino dismissed A.________'s appeal as far as it was admissible. A.________ filed an appeal against this ruling at the Federal Court but failed to pay the imposed cost advance within the set deadline, even after an extension.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_67/2023: Appeal Regarding Criminal Charges
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted in relation to several criminal charges, including behavior towards authorities, staying without a valid permit, and conducting activities without authorization. The original decision issued by the Police Court of the Canton of Geneva was partially modified by the cantonal authority, resulting in further convictions and an increase in the sentence duration. A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Court requesting a comprehensive review of the cantonal ruling.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_489/2025: Ruling Regarding Disability Pension and Grounds for Revision
Summary of the Facts
A.________ (born 1967) repeatedly registered with the IV office of the Canton of Zurich for benefits, most recently with a request from December 22, 2020, citing psychological and somatic ailments. Following a medical assessment, the IV office rejected the request with a decision dated February 14, 2024. The social insurance court of the Canton of Zurich confirmed this decision with a ruling on July 8, 2025.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_652/2025: Withdrawal of Driver's License: Non-Admittance of the Appeal
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was repeatedly sanctioned for traffic rule violations and a serious violation of traffic regulations. The Administrative Measures Office of the Canton of Glarus revoked the driver's license for twelve months based on Art. 16c para. 1 and para. 2 lit. c SVG and ordered the attendance of traffic education. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Glarus dismissed the appeal filed against this decision.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4F_46/2025: Ruling on the Inadmissibility of a New Request for Revision
Summary of the Facts
The applicant, A.________, requested the revision of a Federal Court ruling from June 26, 2025 (Ruling 4F_18/2025), which itself rejected an earlier subsidiary constitutional complaint and a request for revision or did not admit them. The new request for revision is dated October 9, 2025.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_353/2025: Tax Assessment and Tax Evasion
Summary of the Facts
The Cantonal Police of Zurich informed the Cantonal Tax Office in 2017 about a criminal investigation against A.A.________ for usury. This led to a tax assessment and penalty procedure regarding undeclared loans and interest income for the tax periods 2008 to 2015. Through objections and appeals to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich, tax amounts were corrected, and the reassessment of the tax periods 2008 and 2009 was excluded due to expiration. The penalty procedures were treated separately from the main proceedings. The issue was whether the interest income was correctly reassessed and whether the discretionary assessment by the tax authority was lawful.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_659/2024: Ruling on Post-Approval of Construction Outside the Construction Zone and Cost Consequences
Summary of the Facts
The appellant had erected a natural stone retaining wall and a firewood shed without a building permit in the agricultural zone. Following an objection from a landscape protection association and a negative overall approval decision from the Building Directorate, his construction application as well as his complaints at the cantonal level were dismissed. The Federal Court had to decide on the refusal of the post-approval, the demolition order, as well as the cost and compensation consequences.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_857/2025: Decision on the Continuation of Pre-Trial Detention
Summary of the Facts
A.________, a Swiss citizen, has an extensive criminal record, including several convictions from 1994 to 2018, including convictions for sexual offenses against children. After several extensions of his therapeutic measure, the responsible criminal judge ordered the continuation of his detention for safety reasons. The appellant filed an appeal against this detention decision to request the illegality of his detention and his immediate release; however, an appeal is already pending against a previous decision regarding the extension of the therapeutic measure.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1009/2025: Non-Admittance of an Appeal Due to Lack of Object of Appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ requested a transfer from the Federal Court on August 14, 2025. Although he was requested to do so, he could not present any appealable decision that would support his request. The Federal Court found that it is not competent for the first-instance decision regarding a request for transfer.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_662/2024: Ruling on the Deductibility of Child Allowances for Income Tax for the Tax Period 2019
Summary of the Facts
A.________ received retroactive pension payments from the pension fund for the years 2011 to 2019 in 2019. The social authority demanded the reimbursement of the child allowances of CHF 83,752.- received for the years 2011 to 2015. After the tax assessments for 2019 became final, in which these pensions were taxed, A.________ requested the revision of the tax assessment, stating that the child allowances should be considered as maintenance contributions due to the reimbursement claim of the social authority, thereby reducing income. The revision request was rejected by the cantonal tax office, as were the cantonal legal remedies, prompting A.________ to file an appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
1C_568/2024: Ruling on the Local Planning Revision of the Municipality of Beromünster
Summary of the Facts
The municipality of Beromünster conducted a comprehensive revision of its local planning, which included the establishment of a traffic zone for a planned eastern and western bypass. The appellants A.________ and B.________ oppose this, as the traffic zone partially affects their property, which lies within the perimeter of an overlapping landscape protection zone. They argue that the land use planning is unlawful and that the balancing of interests, particularly regarding the protection of the valuable landscape of Beromünster (ISOS), was not correctly carried out.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5F_57/2025: Decision on a Request for Revision Regarding Ruling 5A_689/2025
Summary of the Facts
The applicant requested that ruling 5A_689/2025 from September 4, 2025, as well as the associated cost imposition, be declared null and void and retracted. She specifically criticized the incorrect formatting of the caption and the lack of handwritten signatures by the judges.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_425/2024: Decision on a Procedure Regarding the Waiver of Criminal Prosecution
Summary of the Facts
A.________, the informant and after a divorce entrusted with joint parental authority with his ex-wife B.________, reported members of the regional protection authority (ARP1) for abuse of authority and coercion. The occasion was the contested immediate enforceability of a decision from July 6, 2022, which he believed had disadvantaged his position as a father. The procedure was initially closed by the Ministry of the Canton of Ticino and later returned to further investigation by the cantonal appeals authority. The informant subsequently filed an appeal against a new decision of the cantonal appeals authority.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4F_43/2025: Non-Admittance of the Request for Revision
Summary of the Facts
A. The applicant A.________ filed a request for revision against the Federal Court ruling 4F_34/2025 from September 22, 2025, on October 12, 2025. B. The Federal Court refrained from obtaining comments on the request.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_929/2025: Decision on the Appeal Regarding the Loss Certificate of Seizure
Summary of the Facts
In the enforcement against the appellant, a loss certificate was issued on September 1, 2025, according to Art. 115 SchKG. The appellant appealed against the loss certificate, which the District Court of Hochdorf did not admit. The Cantonal Court of Lucerne also dismissed the appeal due to insufficient justification with a non-admission decision. The appellant then turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4A_286/2025: Ruling on the Value Requirement for the Revision of a National Arbitral Award
Summary of the Facts
A Swiss football club (FC A.________) demanded the annulment of the match result of a championship game, arguing that the opponent had fielded too many non-locally trained players. After rejection by various instances, the club requested the revision of the arbitral award from the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) due to a procedural error regarding residency by the individual arbitrator, which was also rejected. An appeal to the Tribunal cantonal de Vaud also failed, and against this decision, the club turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1018/2025: Inadmissibility of the Appeal in Criminal Proceedings
Summary of the Facts
A.________ submitted a request for the restoration of a hearing appointment to the District Attorney's Office of Dielsdorf, which was rejected on June 26, 2025. Against this decision, he filed an appeal with the Cantonal Court of Zurich, but in French. The Cantonal Court set a deadline for submitting the appeal in German and warned that failure to do so would result in non-admittance. The failure to collect the corresponding decision ultimately led to non-admittance on September 12, 2025. A.________ then turned to the Federal Court.