Latest Judgments of the Federal Court
Here you will find the latest judgments of the Federal Court (BGer) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present you with detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and dispositional aspects. For the other judgments, you will find a summary of the facts. The complete summaries of all judgments are available on the portal of Lexplorer. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments tailored to your areas of law.
6B_688/2024: Judgment on the charge of negligent homicide in connection with a ski facility
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Court ruled on an appeal by A.________, who had been convicted of negligent homicide in connection with a ski accident in 2014 in two preceding court rulings. The starting point was a fatal accident in which C.C.________ collided with an inadequately marked safety cord in the area of a ski lift and died from severe injuries. A.________, as the then "head of the slopes" and temporary substitute for the safety manager, was considered responsible for a properly secured and signposted safety zone.
Summary of Considerations
The Federal Court is not an appellate court and only reviews the findings of the lower court in terms of violations of law or arbitrary determination of facts according to Art. 97 para. 1 and Art. 105 para. 2 BGG. The appellant criticizes that the lower court acted arbitrarily and in violation of the principle in dubio pro reo in several respects, particularly regarding the wearing of contact lenses by the deceased C.C.________ and the visibility of the safety cord. The Federal Court confirms the comprehensible assessment of evidence by the lower court, according to which C.C.________ could not recognize the safety cord in time due to a lack of warning signals and her position. In examining the negligent homicide according to Art. 117 StGB, the court confirms the breach of duty, as A.________ did not adequately control the securing of the danger zone, although it was his responsibility due to his position as "head of the slopes" and substitute for the safety manager. The Federal Court rejects the argument that organizational ambiguities within B.________ SA or the lack of a specific duty statement would invalidate the appellant's duty of care. It finds that A.________ was demonstrably responsible for the safety measures and their control. The application of Art. 53 StGB is rejected as compensation was fully borne by the employer B.________ SA, without personal involvement of the appellant. A violation of the requirement for procedural acceleration is limited to the appellate phase. The reduction of the sentence by 80% already granted by the lower court was deemed sufficient, and a complete exemption from punishment was denied.
Summary of the Disposition
The disposition includes the dismissal of the appeal and the imposition of court costs on the appellant. Furthermore, the judgment is communicated to the parties and the lower court.
5D_54/2024: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant has been disputing with the respondent, a condominium owners' association, for years, contesting all rulings and judgments. In the present case, she was ordered by the District Court of Zurich to pay CHF 15,000 to the condominium owners' association for legal costs. Her appeal to the Cantonal Court of Zurich was dismissed, to the extent that it was considered. With a subsidiary constitutional complaint before the Federal Court, she sought, among other things, a declaration of nullity as well as various other claims of a criminal nature.
Summary of Considerations
- **E.1:** The judgment concerns a civil dispute with a dispute value below CHF 30,000, which means that the subsidiary constitutional complaint according to Art. 113 BGG is applicable. - **E.2:** The constitutional complaint can only raise violations of constitutional rights (Art. 116 BGG). The strict objection principle applies, meaning that the appellant should have clearly and detailed set out which rights were violated. - **E.3:** Criminal claims, declaratory requests not related to the matter in dispute, and requests concerning other judgments are not considered. The subject of the proceedings is solely the judgment of the Cantonal Court. - **E.4:** The complaint consists mainly of general and appellate statements that do not substantiate specific constitutional objections. Her allegations regarding the non-existence of the condominium owners' association and its dispute value were neither detailed nor suitable to demonstrate constitutional violations. Furthermore, the Cantonal Court found the legitimacy and representation of the respondent to be in order. - **E.5:** The complaint is obviously inadequately substantiated and therefore inadmissible. The President of the Federal Court decides in the simplified procedure (Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG).
Summary of the Disposition
The Federal Court did not admit the appeal and imposed court costs on the appellant.
6B_414/2024: Judgment on the revision of a judgment due to a serious defect of will in an abbreviated procedure
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted in 2021 by the Lausanne Criminal Court in an abbreviated procedure for serious violations of the Narcotics Act and the Foreign Nationals and Integration Act. She was sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment (12 months of which were mandatory) and expelled from Switzerland for 8 years. In 2024, she requested a revision of the judgment, claiming that her will to consent to the abbreviated procedure was impaired due to a serious defect of will connected to human trafficking and psychological disorders. The cantonal appellate instance declared the revision requests inadmissible; against this, A.________ filed a complaint before the Federal Court.
Summary of Considerations
The complaint is only admissible regarding the annulment of the cantonal judgment and the referral back to the cantonal instance, as the admissibility of the revision request constitutes the subject of the dispute. The statements of the appellant regarding a serious defect of will and her status as a victim of human trafficking, based on Art. 4 and 6 ECHR, were only insufficiently examined by the cantonal appellate instance. It ignored relevant evidence and did not take into account the international case law of European courts. The cantonal legal instance rejected relevant evidence (such as certificates and witness statements) and referred to provisions on revision that were not applicable. This constitutes a violation of Art. 412 StPO. The cantonal instance should have proceeded to the second phase of the revision procedure to undertake a thorough assessment of the points contested due to the defect of will. The cantonal instance did not sufficiently examine the alleged circumstance of human trafficking and disregarded the possible psychological disorders of the appellant. The Federal Court criticizes the cantonal instance and orders a new, in-depth examination of the defect of will.
Summary of the Disposition
The Federal Court upheld the complaint and annulled the previous judgment, ordering the referral back to the cantonal appellate instance. Furthermore, no court costs were imposed, and the attorney's fees had to be borne by the Canton of Vaud.
1C_375/2025: Judgment regarding official surveying
Summary of the Facts
A.A.________ and B.A.________, co-owners of property No. 2130 in Horw, questioned the boundary of their property in connection with the survey work and requested an appealable decision. The Department of Spatial Planning and Economic Affairs (rawi) of the Canton of Lucerne confirmed the boundary according to the current plans and imposed CHF 1,200.-- for updating the survey work. The Cantonal Court of Lucerne dismissed the subsequent administrative court complaint. The appellants then filed a complaint with the Federal Court, arguing in particular that the matter was of a private law nature and that the judgment of the lower courts was therefore null and void.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_310/2025: Decision on residence permit and expulsion of a Turkish national and her children
Summary of the Facts
The Turkish national A.A.________ and her two children entered Switzerland in 2019. After the expiration of the visa-free stay and subsequent applications (including hardship application), both the residence permit was denied and the expulsion was ordered. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern dismissed the appeal against this decision, after which the appellants filed a complaint with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_539/2025: Judgment on sentencing for a qualified gross violation of traffic rules
Summary of the Facts
A.________ exceeded the permissible maximum speed of 80 km/h by 61 km/h (measured: 141 km/h after tolerance deduction) during an overtaking maneuver with his Audi A6 on April 10, 2023. The Cantonal Court of Aargau convicted him on May 8, 2025, for qualified gross violation of traffic rules according to Art. 90 para. 3 and 4 lit. c SVG to a conditional prison sentence of 15 months and a fine of CHF 2,500.--. A.________ requested a milder punishment or a referral for a new sentencing.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_322/2024: Judgment on violence and threatening behavior in a family dispute
Summary of the Facts
In a family dispute, A.________ exhibited violent and threatening behavior towards his son C.________ and other affected parties on the evening of December 17, 2021. The Criminal Court of the Canton of Neuchâtel found him guilty of several offenses, including bodily injury, threats, and defamation, and punished him, among other things, with a suspended prison sentence, a fine, and an additional penalty. The appellate court partially modified the judgment by acquitting A.________ of one offense, but upheld all other charges. A.________ appealed to the Federal Court and requested acquittal as well as various compensations.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_299/2025: Judgment of November 27, 2025
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ was sentenced by the Cantonal Court of Solothurn on November 26, 2024, to 24 months of imprisonment for arson. Additionally, an expulsion of 8 years along with a listing in the Schengen Information System was ordered. A.________ seeks acquittal, compensation, waiver of expulsion, and return of a lighter. He also alleges a violation of the requirement for acceleration. The Federal Court reviews the allegations and upholds the first-instance conviction.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_532/2024: Challenge of decisions of a condominium owners' meeting
Summary of the Facts
The appellant contests the validity of the resolutions made at a condominium owners' meeting and requests their annulment. She alleges, among other things, that the meeting was not convened in accordance with the statutes. The District Court of Zurich did not admit her lawsuit, and the Cantonal Court of Zurich dismissed the appeal. With a complaint to the Federal Court, she raised various legal points and also requested criminal charges against individuals for forgery.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_12/2025: Decision on the criminal complaint regarding embezzlement and ancillary claims
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ was reported by several relatives of the deceased H.________ on suspicion of embezzlement and fraud. He is accused of unlawfully appropriating assets amounting to EUR 1,309,462.74 between 2015 and 2017 and using them for his own benefit and for the benefit of others. He was convicted by cantonal authorities and sentenced to a prison term and damages to the private claimants.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_677/2025: Disability Insurance (Process Prerequisite)
Summary of the Facts
The appellant had not paid the cost advance within the deadline, resulting in the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern not considering the appeal. She argued before the Federal Court with "valid reasons" for non-payment and complained about the refusal of legal aid by the lower instance.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_372/2024: Land use planning of the municipality of Riemenstalden, site for workshop and residential zones
Summary of the Facts
The municipality of Riemenstalden is creating a land use plan, which regulates among other things the location for a zone for public buildings and facilities (workshop) as well as a residential zone. The planning has led to objections from owners of adjacent properties (KTN 21 and KTN 23). The lower courts approved the planning taking into account a natural hazard assessment and after weighing interests and alternatives.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_610/2025: Judgment regarding complicity in qualified disloyal management
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted in a criminal proceeding for complicity in qualified disloyal management. Initially, he was acquitted by the Geneva Criminal Court, but later convicted and punished by the appellate court. The allegations concern payments by A.________ to a business partner (E.________), which he accepted to the detriment of hotel operating companies where he served as managing director.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_968/2025: Non-admittance of the complaint in the proceedings according to Art. 108 BGG
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed a complaint on December 5, 2025, against the judgment of the Cantonal Court of Lucerne dated October 31, 2025, which, however, is only available in the disposition and does not contain a complete justification.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_193/2025: Judgment on the complaint concerning assets and compensation claims due to competition violations
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ SA was accused of using misleading price information with crossed-out prices in Switzerland, without complying with the applicable regulations. The court of first instance found the company guilty of violations of the law against unfair competition (UWG) and imposed a fine as well as a compensation claim in favor of the state. The appellate instance confirmed the decision of the first instance and allocated the procedural costs proportionately to the parties.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_641/2024: Implementation of a hereditary settlement concerning the division of properties
Summary of the Facts
The parties, descendants of the deceased D.________, are disputing the implementation of a hereditary settlement concerning the division of properties. In particular, it concerns the establishment and modalities of a servitude (right of way) on parcel No. 55, which serves access to a future parcel No. 343. The deceased had established a partnership pact to regulate the distribution of his properties among the descendants. The lower courts ordered the establishment of the servitude in the sense of fair use.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_507/2025: Judgment on the application of Art. 285 StGB (violence or threats against authorities and officials)
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced by the District Court of Lausanne for violence or threats against authorities and officials (Art. 285 StGB) to a conditional fine of 30 daily rates of 30 CHF each. The criminal court found it proven that A.________ struck an official on the shoulder during a police intervention in Lausanne on October 26, 2023, and threw away a mobile phone. The appeal to the Cantonal Court of Vaud was dismissed, thereby confirming the first-instance ruling. Before the Federal Court, A.________ requested acquittal or at least the referral of the case back to the cantonal instance.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_406/2024: Nullity of a facilitated naturalization: Examination of the requirements and the will to marry
Summary of the Facts
A.________, an Egyptian national, obtained facilitated naturalization in 2017 through marriage to a Swiss national. After the divorce in 2020, the facilitated naturalization was declared null and void by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) due to alleged false information and concealment of significant facts, which was confirmed by the Federal Administrative Court. A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court aiming to overturn the decisions.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_609/2024: Electricity tariffs 2009/2010: Allocation of the profit distribution to the city of Bern
Summary of the Facts
As part of a tariff review process, ElCom corrected accounting positions of Energie Wasser Bern (ewb) regarding network and electricity tariffs for the years 2009 and 2010. After several legal proceedings, it was discussed whether a municipal profit distribution of ewb to the city of Bern should be allocated to the energy tariff or the network usage fee. ElCom and the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (UVEK) held the view that the distribution is part of the network usage fee. The ewb and its legal representation argued that the distribution is energy-related and should be allocated to the energy tariff.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_728/2024: Judgment on import duties and heavy traffic charges in cross-border bus traffic
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, a Macedonian company, operates scheduled bus services between Macedonia and Switzerland with stops in Switzerland. The customs authority (Customs North, later BAZG) claimed an additional demand for import duties, VAT, and heavy traffic charges amounting to CHF 436,045.80, as domestic transport (so-called cabotage) was carried out by foreign transport means. The complaint against the BAZG's decision was dismissed by the Federal Administrative Court. The appellant brought the matter before the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_171/2025: Dispute over the remuneration of a physician's salary at the Hôpital B.________
Summary of the Facts
A.________, a specialist in cardiology, has been employed at the Hôpital B.________ as a senior physician since 1992. In 2013, his employment contract was revised, and his remuneration was composed of a basic salary and fees for personally provided services. After a system change in 2017 (SwissDRG tariff), a new contract amendment was signed in 2018. However, A.________ claimed that he had suffered financial losses between 2018 and 2020 due to a purportedly changed pay structure and sought damages. The lower court dismissed his claim.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6F_25/2025: Inadmissibility of the revision complaint
Summary of the Facts
The appellant requested the revision of an earlier decision of the Federal Court (judgment of June 12, 2025, 6F_11/2025), in which a previous complaint was declared inadmissible and his requested legal aid was denied. The current submission is considered a renewed request for revision and leads to an examination of the corresponding legal requirements.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_754/2024: Judgment on short-time work compensation in connection with Covid-19
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ AG applied for short-time work compensation for several periods from the Public Unemployment Insurance of the Canton of Aargau (ÖALK). After the claim was denied by the Office for Economic Affairs and Labor (AWA) due to a lack of economic reasons and the recovery of already paid compensations, the appellant initiated a complaint procedure before the Cantonal Court of Aargau, which ultimately confirmed the denial. The Federal Court examined the complaint in the context of this decision and assessed particularly the hearing objections as well as the substantive claim for short-time work compensation.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_789/2024: Judgment on cost imposition in connection with the dismissal of an administrator in condominium ownership
Summary of the Facts
The appellant requested the dismissal of an administrator of a condominium owners' association. After withdrawing her request, the original proceedings were suspended by the District Court of Zurich, imposing costs on the appellant. She filed a complaint regarding the cost imposition with the Cantonal Court of Zurich, which dismissed it. With a complaint to the Federal Court, she sought annulment of the appellate court judgment as well as a corresponding reallocation of costs.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_755/2025: Judgment on qualified sexual coercion and detention
Summary of the Facts
The Cantonal Court of Appenzell Ausserrhoden found A.________ guilty, among other things, of qualified sexual coercion and ordered detention. Upon appeal, the appellate court partially acquitted A.________ but upheld the conviction for qualified sexual coercion and the detention. A.________ appealed to the Federal Court against this and requested acquittals as well as the cancellation of the detention.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5D_3/2025: Decision on the subsidiary constitutional complaint against a referral decision
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, who frequently challenges court decisions, filed a negative declaratory action (Art. 85a SchKG) in connection with an enforcement action of CHF 133.-- plus interest and costs against her by a condominium owner. The District Court of Zurich dismissed the action. However, the Cantonal Court of Zurich overturned the decision and referred the matter back for further consideration. The appellant filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint against the referral decision with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_653/2025: Judgment on social assistance (process prerequisite)
Summary of the Facts
The appellant (A.________) filed a complaint against the judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich, which upheld the decision of the municipality of Eglisau to reduce the appellant's basic needs by 15% for a maximum of twelve months. This benefit reduction was imposed due to the non-compliance with a condition (personal appearance at a meeting or submission of a medical certificate).
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_482/2025: Tax treatment of retroactively paid pensions from disability insurance
Summary of the Facts
The judgment concerns the tax treatment of retroactively paid pensions from disability insurance, which were credited to a couple (A.A.________ and B.A.________) from the Canton of Fribourg in the tax year 2023. The cantonal tax authorities initially assessed higher income tax amounts than the couple demanded in their original assessment. The taxpayers filed a complaint against the decision, after which the lower instance partially adjusted the assessment and referred the matter back to the tax authorities for re-evaluation regarding cantonal taxes. The case was ultimately brought before the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_103/2025: Judgment on qualified gross violation of traffic rules
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Court addresses a complaint against the judgment of the Cantonal Court of Uri, which convicted the appellant for qualified gross violation of traffic rules and gross violation of traffic rules. The subject matter includes a speeding violation and insufficient distance to the vehicle in front. The appellant requests acquittal and criticizes the determination of facts as well as the assessment of evidence by the lower court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_362/2025: Gross violation of traffic rules
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ was accused of exceeding the permissible maximum speed of 80 km/h on July 15, 2022, on the A1 motorway near U.________ by 46 km/h after deducting the safety margin. The District Court of Baden and the Cantonal Court of Aargau convicted him for gross violation of traffic rules to a conditional fine of 50 daily rates of CHF 120 each as well as a fine of CHF 1,200. The appellant contested the judgment, requested acquittal, and sought a lesser sanction based on the OBV.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_183/2025: Approval of additional parking spaces on parcel No. 737 in Dallenwil
Summary of the Facts
A.________ received a building permit in 2006 for the construction of a single-family house. In 2020, he submitted a subsequent building application for the establishment of additional parking spaces, which the municipal council partially denied. The Cantonal Council of Nidwalden and subsequently the Administrative Court dismissed the complaints against the denial, to the extent that they were considered. The subject matter of the current Federal Court proceedings is limited to the approval of these additional parking spaces and not to a claimed prohibition of use of other areas. It is clarified whether a permit was already in place with the original building permit or whether this new decision is lawful.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_1043/2025: Inadmissibility of the legal remedy
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, residing in Austria, filed a paternity action with the District Court of Meilen on June 10, 2025, since the daughter lives in Austria. The District Court did not admit the action as the respondent could not be found at the given address and there is already a legally binding decision regarding paternity in Austria. The Cantonal Court of Zurich also did not admit the appellant's appeal on October 29, 2025. The appellant subsequently requested the Federal Court to annul the decision of the Cantonal Court and to refer the matter back for substantive examination.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_470/2024: Judgment on the linking of a building permit with a demolition reversal
Summary of the Facts
A.________, tenant of an agricultural operation in Grüningen (agricultural zone), received a building permit for the construction of a shed and a feeding area, among other things. The Building Directorate of the Canton of Zurich required the registration of a public-law property restriction (demolition reversal) in the building permit. After the Building Court of the Canton of Zurich upheld a complaint and the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich dismissed the complaint from the Building Directorate, the Directorate appealed to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_358/2025: Decision on the inventory of protected objects in the Canton of Geneva
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ SA, owner of a parcel in Collonge-Bellerive (GE) with a historical villa in the homeland style and a corresponding garden, applied in February 2023 for approval to demolish its buildings and to construct a residential complex with an underground garage. Due to an assessed high cultural and architectural value of these objects, the responsible department decided to register the property and its surroundings in the cantonal inventory of protected objects, which prohibited the subsequent demolition. The cantonal decision was challenged by the owner before the Administrative Court of Geneva, which confirmed it.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_94/2025: Suspension of the deadline in the case of objection due to lack of new assets according to Art. 88 para. 2 SchKG
Summary of the Facts
The judgment of the Federal Court addresses the question of when the one-year deadline for filing a continuation request according to Art. 88 para. 2 SchKG is suspended when a debtor raises an objection due to a lack of new assets. The Federal Court overturns the decision of the Cantonal Court of Graubünden and instructs the enforcement office to comply with the continuation request and to carry out the seizure.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_794/2025: Dismissal of the complaint against the expulsion
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, a Brazilian national, was sentenced on January 20, 2025, by the District Court of Sion for qualified theft (Art. 139 para. 1 and 3 lit. a and b StGB), several violations of traffic rules (Art. 91 et seq. SVG), and other offenses to a prison sentence of 36 months and a fine of CHF 300. Additionally, his expulsion from Switzerland for seven years was ordered. The Cantonal Court of Valais confirmed the first-instance judgment on July 24, 2025. The appellant filed a complaint with the Federal Court and primarily requested the waiver of the expulsion.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_710/2025: Judgment regarding refusal of rights and execution of sentence
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed several complaints against decisions of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich that concerned various aspects of his execution of sentence and the procedure of refusal or delay of rights. Two complaints were dismissed by the Administrative Court as moot or dismissed, and two further requests for revision were not admitted. The appellant objected to the signing of the decisions by the lower instance, among other things.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_1032/2025: Judgment on child protection proceedings and the ordering of guardianship
Summary of the Facts
The Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) of the city of Lucerne opened child protection proceedings for four children of the appellant after a safeguarding report was received. It ordered guardianship according to Art. 308 para. 1 and 2 ZGB for all children. The Cantonal Court of Lucerne limited the guardianship to two of the children (C.________ and D.________) and redefined the scope of the guardian's duties. The appellant appealed against this decision to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_1071/2025: Judgment on involuntary hospitalization
Summary of the Facts
The appellant was involuntarily hospitalized on November 4, 2025, by medical referral in the C.________ clinic. The Cantonal Court of Bern dismissed the complaint filed against this on November 14, 2025. The appellant then turned to the Federal Court and requested, among other things, the annulment of the decision, the ordering of a second opinion, and the referral to a neutral body.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_696/2025: Non-admittance of a complaint in connection with accident insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed a complaint against the decision of the Swiss Accident Insurance Institute (Suva), which was dismissed as late by the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zug. The lower instance denied the prerequisites for the restoration of the deadline and did not admit the complaint.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_821/2025: Decision on expulsion and Schengen Information System (SIS) entry
Summary of the Facts
A.________, a national of Benin, was sentenced by the Regional Tribunal Jura bernois-Seeland for qualified offenses against the Federal Narcotics Act (LStup), a violation of the LStup, a criminal offense under the Medicines Act, as well as money laundering to a prison sentence of 21 months (with a two-year conditional sentence) and was ordered to be expelled from Switzerland for seven years. The lower instance, the 2nd Criminal Chamber of the Bernese High Court, confirmed the expulsion on August 19, 2025.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5D_53/2024: Judgment regarding claims of a condominium owners' association
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, who notoriously contests all decisions and judgments, was ordered by the District Court of Zurich to pay CHF 29,164.15 to the condominium owners' association for contributions to the renovation fund and other costs for the years 2017-2021. The Cantonal Court of Zurich dismissed her appeal, to the extent that it was considered. With a subsidiary constitutional complaint, the appellant turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_480/2024: Discontinuation order due to offenses against sexual integrity
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed a criminal complaint against her ex-husband B.________ for sexual assaults (Art. 189, 190, and 191 StGB). The allegations concern sexual violence during their marriage as well as prior to it. The competent prosecutor discontinued the criminal investigation. The appellant raised various procedural deficiencies and requested the initiation of charges against B.________. The cantonal instance dismissed her complaint against the discontinuation order, after which she appealed to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_334/2025: Decision on international sports arbitration
Summary of the Facts
A Russian professional football club (A.________) and an English football club (B.________) had an agreement regarding the transfer of the second tranche of a transfer fee for a player. The payment process was complicated by international sanctions against Russia. A decision by the FIFA Player Status Committee (CSJ) obliged B.________ to pay. This was partially amended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS), and A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_37/2025: Order for expulsion
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, a Somali national, was sentenced to a conditional prison sentence of 12 months, a fine of CHF 200.--, a lifelong activity ban, and an expulsion for five years by the Regional Court of Bern-Mittelland for sexual coercion and a violation of the Persons Transport Act. The Cantonal Court of Bern confirmed the conviction and the imposed sentence as well as the expulsion and its listing in the Schengen Information System (SIS). With a complaint in criminal matters, the appellant requested the waiver of the expulsion and its listing in the SIS. Alternatively, he requested the referral of the case back to the lower instance as well as the granting of legal aid.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.