Latest Judgments of the Federal Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Court (BGer) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the other judgments, you will find a summary of the facts. The complete summaries of all judgments are available on the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments tailored to your areas of law.
7B_1225/2025: Dismissal of the complaint due to withdrawal
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________ filed a complaint in criminal matters against a decision of the Cantonal Court of Bern on November 11, 2025. On November 28, 2025, she withdrew her complaint for financial reasons.
Summary of the Considerations
The complainant withdrew her complaint on November 28, 2025, for financial reasons. Due to the withdrawal, the procedure is to be dismissed as completed according to Art. 32 para. 2 BGG. Since the complainant ended the procedure herself by the withdrawal, she will be charged the federal court costs amounting to CHF 300.– according to Art. 66 BGG.
Summary of the Dispositive
The procedure is dismissed due to the withdrawal of the complaint, and the complainant is charged court costs of CHF 300.–.
4D_221/2025: Decision regarding non-admission of a complaint due to insufficient justification
Summary of the Facts
The complainant filed a complaint against a ruling of the District Court of Lenzburg dated July 31, 2025, with the Cantonal Court of Aargau. The Cantonal Court did not admit the complaint on October 20, 2025, due to insufficient justification. The complainant then filed a complaint with the Federal Court on November 3, 2025.
Summary of the Considerations
The Cantonal Court of Aargau did not admit the complainant's complaint as there was no sufficient justification for the complaint. The Federal Court examined the complaint and found that the justification requirements according to Art. 42 para. 2 and Art. 106 para. 2 BGG were obviously not met. Accordingly, the Federal Court did not admit the complaint in the procedure according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG. The court costs will be imposed on the complainant according to Art. 66 para. 1 BGG; no party compensation is due for the opposing party (Art. 68 para. 3 BGG).
Summary of the Dispositive
The Federal Court did not admit the complaint and imposed court costs of CHF 800.– on the complainant. No party compensation was awarded.
5A_978/2025: Order for summary bankruptcy proceedings and rejection of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
Bankruptcy was opened against the complainant A.________ GmbH in liquidation. The District Court of Frauenfeld then ordered summary bankruptcy proceedings. The complainant filed multiple complaints against this decision and against the rejected request for free legal assistance, which were unsuccessful in the cantonal instances. The Federal Court is dealing with the complaint against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Thurgau dated September 30, 2025.
Summary of the Considerations
The Federal Court can only review the decision of the Cantonal Court, not that of the District Court. According to Art. 75 BGG, cantonal instances must be fully exhausted. Justifications according to Art. 42 para. 2 BGG must be targeted and legally compliant. The Cantonal Court did not admit the complaint of December 18, 2024, due to late submission and confirmed the invalidity of the complainant's claims. The rejection of free legal assistance was based on its hopelessness. The complainant asserted bias of the participating judges. Since no legitimately new reason for exclusion was claimed, this objection is unfounded. The complainant repeated her accusations inadequately and could not meet the justification requirements. Her claims regarding the cost allocation are also inadequately justified. The complaint is obviously inadmissible and contains no sufficient justification. The president does not admit it in the simplified procedure according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. a and b BGG. The request for free legal assistance is rejected, and the court costs are imposed on the complainant.
Summary of the Dispositive
The complaint is not addressed, the request for free legal assistance is rejected, and the complainant must bear the court costs.
7B_1033/2025: Decision on the complaint against a non-admission order
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court after the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen dismissed his complaint against the non-admission order of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of St. Gallen, Investigation Office Gossau. The Federal Court complaint concerns the question of justification and admissibility of the complaint regarding a civil claim according to Art. 81 para. 1 lit. b no. 5 BGG.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_884/2025: Decision regarding inadmissibility of the complaint in criminal matters and rejection of the exclusion requests
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________ filed several complaints against decisions of the Federal Criminal Court, including the non-pursuance of criminal charges by the Federal Prosecutor's Office, the rejection of a request for exclusion by the Federal Criminal Court's complaint chamber, and the cancellation of a revision by the appeal chamber of the Federal Criminal Court. Furthermore, he requested measures according to Art. 104 BGG and complained of an alleged institutional denial of justice.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_129/2024: Judgment on the building permit for the mobile phone facility
Summary of the Facts
Swisscom plans to construct a new mobile phone facility in Münchwilen, consisting of a 30 m high metal tower with antennas and a technology cabin. An objection to the building application led to the decision of the Department of Construction and Environment of the Canton of Thurgau, which granted the building permit with conditions. A complaint against this decision to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Thurgau was rejected. The case was escalated to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_636/2025: Non-admission of the complaint and rejection of the request for restoration of the deadline
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, born in 1940, is insured with the Atupri health insurance for mandatory health insurance under the KVG. After she did not pay the premium for May 2024 despite a cantonal subsidy, Atupri initiated debt collection. The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Ticino largely rejected the objection raised by the complainant, but reduced the collection costs. The complainant requested the Federal Court to restore the deadline to file a complaint against the decision of the Social Insurance Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_928/2025: Federal Court ruling on the quality of the complaint in a criminal case
Summary of the Facts
The complainants (A.________ SA, B.________ Sàrl and C.________) filed a complaint in criminal matters against the judgment of the Chambre pénale de recours de la Cour de justice de la République et canton de Genève dated July 31, 2025, which had rejected their previous complaint regarding a non-prosecution order dated February 14, 2025.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_1062/2025: Decision regarding the opening of bankruptcy
Summary of the Facts
The Cantonal Court of Zug opened bankruptcy proceedings against A.________ AG at the request of the Compensation Fund Zug and the IV office Zug due to uncovered claims in a debt collection procedure. The Cantonal Court of Zug rejected the complaint filed against this. A.________ AG then filed a complaint with the Federal Court and requested the case to be sent back for a new decision and the granting of suspensive effect.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_1014/2025: Inadmissibility of the complaint against the non-admission order
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Court is dealing with a complaint from the complainant A.________ against the non-admission order of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Zug and the rejection of free legal assistance by the Cantonal Court of Zug.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_369/2025: Access to a route on foreign property
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, owner of several plots in the municipality of U.________, used an alpine route running over her parcels for agricultural purposes. After a cantonal instance demanded the legalization of this route as a hiking path, the peace judge of the Veveyse district ordered the 'mise à ban' of the route, while preserving certain exceptions such as access to forests and pastures (according to Art. 699 para. 1 ZGB). Due to opposing statements, the peace judge modified the original measure. This decision was confirmed at the cantonal level. The complainant then filed a complaint with the Federal Court to enforce the complete blocking of the route for individuals as well as certain groups and to declare the objections of tourism and sports organizations inadmissible.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_54/2025: Tax law classification of participations in self-employment
Summary of the Facts
A.A.________, a self-employed lawyer residing in Lucerne and working in Nidwalden, generated income in 2019 from the sale of shares of C.________ AG and dividends from shares of D.________ AG. The cantonal tax authority assessed the income from these transactions as income from self-employment, which was contested by the complainants. The Cantonal Court of Lucerne dismissed the complaint, after which the complainants filed a complaint in public law matters with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_686/2025: Inadmissibility of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court against a judgment of the Cantonal Court of Valais dated November 4, 2025, which declared a revision request from A.________ regarding a municipal aid request as inadmissible. The original judgment of the Cantonal Court dated October 20, 2025, and the revision request addressed an alleged violation of constitutional rights, in particular the right to a hearing and the prohibition of arbitrariness.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_575/2024: Judgment on a municipal road construction project
Summary of the Facts
A.________, owner of two plots in Caslano, filed an objection against the second phase of a municipal road renovation project, which includes the widening of the road, the construction of a sidewalk, and the establishment of bus stops. The project was approved by the Caslano municipal council on February 23, 2022, and then, despite A.________'s appeal, by the State Council on March 29, 2023. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Ticino rejected the complaint against these decisions on August 29, 2024. A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court against this judgment.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_1017/2025: Judgment on the non-admission of a criminal case
Summary of the Facts
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Winterthur/Unterland issued a non-admission order on May 6, 2025. The complainant A.________ challenged this order at the Cantonal Court of Zurich, III. Criminal Chamber, which rejected her complaint by order on September 1, 2025. She then filed a complaint in criminal matters with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_454/2025: Judgment on liability according to Art. 679 in conjunction with Art. 684 ZGB in connection with a major fire
Summary of the Facts
The B.________ AG is the owner of a property in the industrial district 'D.________', where a major fire broke out on May 29, 2022, which spread to neighboring properties. This destroyed warehouses, inventory, and hemp products of A.________ GmbH, causing damage of approximately CHF 1.5 million. A.________ GmbH asserted claims for damages against the property owner of the neighboring property.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_691/2025: Decision on the admissibility of a complaint in asylum law
Summary of the Facts
The Beninese national A.________ submitted an asylum application in Switzerland on October 9, 2023. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) rejected the application with a decision dated May 15, 2025, and ordered his expulsion from Switzerland. The Federal Administrative Court, Chamber V, rejected A.________'s complaint against this decision on November 21, 2025. On December 2, 2025, A.________ submitted a letter to the Federal Court, which was described as an "application for review or revision".
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4D_168/2025: Inadmissibility of the complaint against the granting of definitive legal enforcement
Summary of the Facts
The complainant filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Court aimed at overturning the decision of the Cantonal Court of Bern dated July 25, 2025. With this decision, the Cantonal Court did not admit the complainant's complaint regarding the granting of definitive legal enforcement for a claim of CHF 1,000.–.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_511/2025: Inadmissibility of a complaint against an arbitration award
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________, a private individual, filed a complaint against the arbitration award of the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) dated August 28, 2025. In that award, the TAS partially upheld a complaint from the complainant and partially modified the decision of the respondent, the Union B.________. The Federal Court examined the admissibility of the complaint and decided not to address it as it was submitted late.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_588/2024: Dissolution of co-ownership of the family apartment in the context of divorce
Summary of the Facts
A.________ (complainant) and B.________ (respondent) are separated spouses and parents of a son. The marital family apartment was assigned to the sole use of the complainant during the separation. In addition to a divorce proceeding, the respondent had previously filed a separate lawsuit for the dissolution of the co-ownership of the property. The District Court did not admit this lawsuit, which the Cantonal Court overturned and referred the case back for a new decision and procedural enhancement. The complainant challenged this referral before the Federal Court with a complaint.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_174/2025: Judgment on the timely electronic submission of a complaint
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, A.________, re-registered with the disability insurance for benefit entitlement, which was rejected by the IV Office of the Canton of Zurich. A complaint against this order was submitted electronically, but with the shipping method "Confidential" instead of "Registered". The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich did not admit the complaint as it was not legally transmitted.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_623/2025: Judgment regarding the return of dealer signs
Summary of the Facts
A.________ requested the return of dealer signs that were previously withdrawn by the Road Traffic Office of the Canton of Zurich due to a change of location. After multiple challenges before cantonal instances and an earlier Federal Court decision (1C_294/2025), A.________ submitted a corresponding request again, which was rejected and deemed final by the previous instance.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_496/2025: Judgment regarding precautionary evidence in inheritance law
Summary of the Facts
The deceased left her descendants a property that was transferred to one daughter below market value during her lifetime. The complainant, one of the heirs, asserted claims for supplementary compulsory shares and requested, as part of a precautionary evidence request, to block the online storage ("myCloud") of the deceased to prevent potential loss of evidence.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_911/2024: Withdrawal of a complaint in criminal matters
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, A.________, filed a complaint in criminal matters against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Aargau, Criminal Court, 1st Chamber. The subject of the dispute was the compensation for his activity as an official defender of B.________. He claimed compensation of CHF 9,779.60 plus VAT, or a referral back to the Cantonal Court for reassessment. In a letter dated November 25, 2025, he withdrew the complaint.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_626/2025: Judgment regarding free legal assistance in connection with tax matters
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was punished for eventual intentional tax evasion and was imposed back taxes. He requested the waiver and deferral of fines and procedural costs, which was rejected by the cantonal tax office. After the Administrative Court of St. Gallen also obliged him to pay a cost advance and rejected free legal assistance, A.________ appealed to the Federal Court with a complaint to grant him free legal assistance.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_580/2025: Withdrawal of a complaint regarding tenant eviction
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ GmbH (complainant) filed a complaint against a judgment of the Cantonal Court of Zurich dated October 10, 2025, regarding tenant eviction. In a letter dated December 3, 2025, the complainant withdrew the complaint.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_844/2025: Judgment on the opening of bankruptcy over A.________ GmbH in liquidation
Summary of the Facts
The Foundation for Occupational Pension Schemes BVG asserted claims against A.________ GmbH in a debt collection procedure. After an unsuccessful bankruptcy opening by the sole judge of the District Court of March, the GmbH filed a complaint with the Cantonal Court of Schwyz, which was rejected. Subsequently, the GmbH filed a complaint with the Federal Court to achieve the annulment of the bankruptcy and to dismiss the bankruptcy request. A.________ GmbH claimed that it had fully paid the debt and was solvent.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_187/2025: Judgment on the nullity of a cantonal court judgment and revision request
Summary of the Facts
In the action for denial between A.________ and B.________ AG, Dr. iur. Pius Gebert, as sole judge of the Cantonal Court of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, rendered the judgment on December 15, 2023, whose reasoned written version was later signed by MLaw Lorena Studer. After an untimely appeal, A.________ requested the revision of the non-admission decision of the Cantonal Court as well as the declaration of the nullity of the cantonal court judgment. The Cantonal Court did not admit the revision request and denied the nullity. A.________ then filed a civil complaint and a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_1058/2025: Inadmissibility of a complaint against the custodial placement
Summary of the Facts
The complainant was placed in the B.________ clinic on October 7, 2025, due to a medical admission. Her complaint against this placement was dismissed by the District Court of Zurich on October 14, 2025. During the complaint proceedings before the Cantonal Court of Zurich, the KESB Zurich decided on the placement on November 3, 2025. Subsequently, the Cantonal Court of Zurich declared the original complaint moot. The complainant then submitted a request to the Federal Court on December 6, 2025.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_604/2024: Review of the deadline preservation requirements for electronic submissions to authorities
Summary of the Facts
The complainant registered with the disability insurance for benefits due to migraines in 2020. The IV Office of Zurich rejected the application with a decision dated June 25, 2024. The complainant submitted her complaint electronically, using a shipping method that did not meet the requirements on the PrivaSphere platform. The previous instance did not admit the complaint due to the late and incorrectly transmitted submission.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_234/2025: Judgment on incapacity for work and disability pension in connection with psychological and somatic illnesses
Summary of the Facts
The respondent applied for benefits from the disability insurance in February 2018, as she suffered from psychological stress due to an increased cancer risk. After multiple medical examinations and based on a structured evidence procedure, the IV Office rejected the pension benefit. The previous instance overturned this decision, established a work incapacity of 75% since August 2017, and referred the matter back to the IV Office for further investigations. The IV Office appealed against the judgment and requested the confirmation of its decision as well as the determination that the certified work incapacity was not normatively sustainable.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_948/2025: Judgment on the forwarding of a request for restoration of deadlines
Summary of the Facts
A.________ requested the Federal Court to restore a missed deadline for submitting an appeal in connection with a case of simple bodily injury. The Federal Court found that it was not competent for the request for restoration of deadlines and that the request should be forwarded to the Cantonal Court of Zurich as the competent authority.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_372/2025: Judgment on the suspension of a deportation order
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced to a conditional prison term and a deportation order by the Cantonal Court of Bern for the qualified violation of the Narcotics Act (BetmG). In March 2025, he requested the Cantonal Court to suspend the enforceable deportation order for two to three weeks to visit his children during the spring holidays. The request was rejected. A.________ then filed a criminal complaint with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_256/2025: Review of the regulation concerning police personnel in the Canton of Geneva
Summary of the Facts
The regulation concerning police personnel (RGPPol) of the Canton of Geneva, adopted by the State Council, came into effect on July 3, 2024. It contains provisions regarding the competencies of the police hierarchy, promotions, and powers of security staff (ASP). Two parties filed a complaint with the Federal Court against it. They particularly requested the complete or partial annulment of the regulation, based on legal violations such as unequal treatment and security reservations.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_688/2025: Inadmissibility of the complaint against the decision of the Federal Administrative Court
Summary of the Facts
The complainant (A.________) appeals against a decision of the Federal Administrative Court dated November 14, 2025, which did not admit his request for revision of the decision of October 8, 2025. The latter decision concerned the challenge of the annulment of his facilitated naturalization by the State Secretariat for Migration. The Federal Court had previously declared the complaint against the original decision of the Federal Administrative Court inadmissible in a previous ruling (1C_667/2025).
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.