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 provide detailed summaries with facts, considerations, and dispositions. For the further rulings, you will find a summary of the facts. The complete summaries of all rulings are available on the portal of Lexplorer. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest rulings tailored to your areas of law.
8C_483/2025: Decision on Suspension of Entitlement in Unemployment Insurance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ applied for unemployment benefits after becoming unemployed. Due to insufficient personal work efforts, the Office for Employment (AfA) suspended his entitlement for seven days each time. The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich reduced the suspension period for the relevant control periods to five days, as the late submitted evidence of his work efforts was sufficient in quality and quantity. The AfA appealed to the Federal Court and requested the confirmation of the annulment of the previous judgment.
Summary of the Considerations
The Federal Court examines legal violations according to Art. 95 et seq. BGG. It applies the law ex officio but generally follows the factual findings of the previous instance unless they are obviously incorrect or legally flawed. The dispute is whether the reduction of the suspension period from seven to five days by the previous instance is compliant with federal law. It is undisputed that the late submission of evidence was without excusable reason. The previous instance considered the late submitted evidence in substance, which is not permissible according to Art. 26 para. 2 sentence 2 AVIV. Evidence submitted late and without excusable reason may not be examined. The argument of the previous instance that there is a legal gap does not hold. The clear wording of Art. 26 para. 2 sentence 2 AVIV excludes consideration. The application of other provisions such as Art. 43 para. 3 ATSG is not applicable. The previous instance unlawfully intervened in the exercise of discretion of the administration and replaced its own discretion without justified reason.
Summary of the Disposition
The Federal Court grants the appeal, annuls the judgment of the previous instance and confirms the decisions of the Office for Employment. The court costs are imposed on the appellant.
8C_666/2025: Recovery of Supplementary Benefits to AHV
Summary of the Facts
The subject of the dispute is the recovery of supplementary benefits to AHV amounting to CHF 34,589.- by the Social Insurance Institution of the Canton of Zurich. The appellant contested the decision of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich, which had upheld the decision of the Social Insurance Institution.
Summary of the Considerations
According to Art. 95 and 97 para. 1 BGG, an appeal can only be raised in cases of specific legal violations or obviously incorrect findings of fact. The grounds for appeal must detail which provisions were violated. General criticism or repetitions are insufficient. The cantonal court stated that the appellant should have been aware of the reporting obligation in case of changes in civil status with minimal attention. The failure to fulfill this duty was considered gross negligence, which excludes good faith. The appeal contained impermissible argumentative criticism and repetitions of previous arguments. The appellant did not demonstrate an arbitrary finding of facts or legal violations, thus the prerequisites for the appeal are not met. Obvious deficiencies lead to a dismissal of the appeal according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG. The request for free legal assistance was rejected as the appeal was deemed hopeless. Court costs were exceptionally not imposed.
Summary of the Disposition
The appeal was not upheld, the request for free legal assistance was rejected, and no court costs were imposed.
7B_1120/2024: Decision on the Question of Dismissal in a Complaint Regarding House Search
Summary of the Facts
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Winterthur/Unterland conducted a house search at B.________ based on a German request for legal assistance, during which A.________, the partner of B.________, was present. A.________ subsequently appealed against the search and the corresponding search warrant. He requested compensation and recognition of a violation of his rights. The Cantonal Court of Zurich did not consider the appeal, whereupon A.________ reported the matter to the Federal Court.
Summary of the Considerations
The Federal Court establishes that A.________ is formally entitled to contest a denial of justice, and the appeal in criminal matters is generally admissible. However, it notes that the subject of the dispute is limited to the question of dismissal by the Cantonal Court and that requests for declarations are subsidiary to performance and modification requests. The requests for declarations by the appellant are therefore inadmissible. The Federal Court points out that appeals must be sufficiently substantiated. Regarding the requests for declarations, A.________ does not show any substantial engagement with the previous instance's double reasoning, which is why it will not be considered. Regarding the material claims of the appellant (compensation and restitution), the Federal Court notes that as a third party, he must assert such claims before the Public Prosecutor's Office of Winterthur/Unterland before the conclusion of the proceedings. He has not done so so far, but he is not at a loss of rights, as the mutual legal assistance procedure has not yet been concluded. The decision of the previous instance is correct, and there is no denial of justice. The other complaints of the appellant will not be considered due to lack of exhaustion of the cantonal appeal process.
Summary of the Disposition
The appeal is dismissed, and the court costs are imposed on the appellant.
4A_634/2025: Inadmissibility of the Appeal Regarding Free Legal Aid and Employment Contract
Summary of the Facts
The appellant requested free legal aid or a reduction of the cost advance in the context of a claims process. The Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen rejected this request on October 23, 2025. The Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen did not consider the appeal made against this decision on November 11, 2025, as the submission of the legal remedy was insufficiently substantiated. Before the Federal Court, the appellant contested the decision of the Cantonal Court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1061/2025: Ruling Regarding Criminal and Enforcement Measures (Half-Detention)
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced by the Cantonal Court of Zurich on July 3, 2023, to 33 months of imprisonment (18 months suspended, probation period: 2 years) for professional fraud, multiple attempted bodily harm, multiple property damage, and multiple serious violations of traffic regulations. The appeal to the Federal Court (6B_1079/2023) against this judgment was dismissed on January 30, 2025. The Office for Justice Execution and Reintegration ordered the commencement of the sentence in normal execution. An appeal was dismissed. The newly determined start of the sentence on September 9, 2025, was confirmed by the Administrative Court, with the final commencement of execution set for October 28, 2025. A.________ requested half-detention in his appeal to the Federal Court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_428/2025: Ruling Regarding Dismissal of an Appeal in a Case of Unemployment Insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ submitted an appeal against a ruling of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich, which dealt with issues of unemployment insurance. Although a cost advance was imposed on him after the rejection of his request for free legal aid, the payment was not made within the original deadline or within a set extension. Instead, he requested a reconsideration of the decisions, which according to established case law requires new facts or changed circumstances. This was not the case here.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_1122/2025: none
Summary of the Facts
none
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_665/2025: Ruling on Supplementary Benefits to AHV/IV in Connection with Procedural Requirements
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.A.________, contested a ruling of the Tribunal delle assicurazioni del Cantone Ticino, which confirmed the decision of the compensation fund of the Canton of Bern. This required A.A.________, in his capacity as heir, to reimburse supplementary benefits amounting to CHF 19,111.– that his deceased mother had legally received during her lifetime. The calculation was based on Art. 16a ELG, according to which amounts exceeding an estate of CHF 40,000.– must be reimbursed.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_176/2025: Decision Regarding Dismissal of an Appeal in Connection with a Legal Opening
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Court against a decision of the Cantonal Court of Zurich, which set a non-extendable deadline for the payment of a cost advance. The Federal Court processed the submission according to Art. 108 BGG.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1255/2025: Decision on the Admissibility of an Appeal in Criminal Proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The appellants A.________ and B.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Court against a decision of the District Court of Aarau dated November 10, 2025. The decision concerned the dismissal of evidence requests in a criminal proceeding due to multiple violations of the Food Law. The appellants submitted their documents partially in an improper manner via unsecured email, which under legal provisions are considered inadmissible.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_45/2025: Review of Pension Reduction Due to Adjustment of Disability Assessment
Summary of the Facts
The respondent, A.________, who was formerly employed as a florist at 80%, received a half disability pension due to a mental illness (including paranoid schizophrenia) starting September 1, 2011. After starting a job as a peer specialist (50%), the IV Office of the Canton of Geneva conducted a revision and revoked the half pension as of January 1, 2024, as the degree of disability had decreased to 36%. The lower court decided that the pension should continue to be paid, as the assessment of the degree of disability must be based on the hypothetical income as a peer specialist and not as a florist.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_642/2025: Ruling on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant approached the Federal Court after the Cantonal Court of Lucerne had not considered an appeal on October 1, 2025. This involves a dispute in the field of old age and survivors' insurance.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1207/2025: Dismissal of the Appeal and Rejection of the Request for Free Legal Aid
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal in criminal matters against a decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Aargau, in which it rejected a request for free legal aid due to the hopelessness of the legal remedy. The appellant did not sufficiently justify his submission and criticized only in a general and argumentative manner the cantonal authorities.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
2C_706/2025: Inadmissibility of the Appeal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, owner of a building in the municipality of B.________, was ordered in 2013 to remove mold traces and to apply a fungicidal protective coating in one of his rented apartments. This decision has become definitive. Later, he claimed tax deductibility, which was denied, and initiated a lawsuit for non-material damages (moral tort). The cantonal authorities rejected the claims as there was no violation of state duties and the underlying decisions had become definitive. The appellant appealed to the Federal Court and requested the annulment of the cantonal decision and payment of CHF 120,000.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
2C_201/2025: Conversion of a Temporary Admission into a Residence Permit
Summary of the Facts
B.A.________ and A.A.________, citizens of Sri Lanka, were provisionally admitted to Switzerland in 2000. They repeatedly applied for a residence permit, most recently on November 2, 2023. This request was rejected by the Department of Economic Affairs of the Canton of Schwyz, as well as by the government and the Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz. They appealed to the Federal Court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1222/2025: Non-Admission and Dismissal of Appeals; Simplified Procedure
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed appeals in criminal matters against four decisions of the Cantonal Court of Lucerne, which concerned non-admittance of appeals against non-admittance decisions from the Youth Prosecutor's Office and the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
2F_29/2025: Ruling on Non-Examination of a Request for Revision
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a supervisory complaint against his lawyer involved in the divorce proceedings, which was not pursued by the Bar Association of the Canton of St. Gallen. After several unsuccessful complaints, he submitted a request for revision against the non-admittance ruling of the Federal Court (2C_563/2025), again requesting the consideration of supposedly relevant documents.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_275/2025: Suspension of Benefits by Suva
Summary of the Facts
A.________ (born 1991) twisted his left foot on November 7, 2023, while getting off a chair, resulting in a distortion of the left ankle joint (OSG) and a contusion of the lumbar spine. Suva initially provided insurance benefits but suspended all benefits as of April 14, 2024, on April 10, 2024, as no significant deterioration of the pre-existing condition was found. Both the appeal by the appellant and his complaint to the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich were unsuccessful.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_202/2025: Ruling on the Decision of Non-Admittance in a Legal Opening Procedure
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________, filed a complaint against a decision of the Cantonal Court of Zurich, in which a non-extendable deadline was set for the payment of a cost advance. The Federal Court had previously rejected the appellant's requests for suspensive effect and stay.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
4D_204/2025: Legal Opening
Summary of the Facts
The appellant contested a decision of the Cantonal Court of Zurich, which set a non-extendable deadline for the payment of a cost advance. With an appeal to the Federal Court, she challenged this decision; however, the Federal Court rejected her request for the granting of suspensive effect and the stay of the Federal Court proceedings.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
2C_422/2025: Ruling on the Extension of the Residence Permit of a Russian Citizen
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, a Russian citizen, entered Switzerland in 2011 and initially received a residence permit for study. In 2016, she married a Swiss citizen, which granted her annual extensions for family reunification. After the divorce in February 2022, the Migration Office of the Canton of Zurich refused the extension of the residence permit in March 2024, citing economic dependence. Until November 2023, she received social assistance benefits amounting to CHF 157,000.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5D_7/2025: Negative Collocation Lawsuit
Summary of the Facts
A.________, the appellant, was a member of the board of directors of D.________ AG and had an indirect connection to B.________ mbH, which was in bankruptcy proceedings. In the bankruptcy proceedings of D.________ AG, the bankruptcy office of the Canton of Thurgau collocated a claim of the subsidiary B.________ mbH for CHF 135,499,613.06. A.________ filed a negative collocation lawsuit against this collocation. In parallel, he claimed a counterclaim against B.________ mbH (over CHF 200 million), based on alleged damages caused by the actions of B.________ mbH. The lower instances dismissed the collocation lawsuit. Ultimately, A.________ approached the Federal Court with a subsidiary constitutional complaint.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
2C_730/2025: Inadmissibility of the Appeal Concerning the Refusal of Free Legal Aid
Summary of the Facts
The French citizen A.________ submitted a request in 2019 for the issuance of a residence permit and the extension of his residence permit, which was rejected by the Office for Population and Migration of the Canton of Geneva. Similarly, his later three requests for reconsideration of this decision were not substantively processed. A.________ then requested free legal aid for an appeal against one of these decisions to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Geneva. This request was rejected on October 3, 2025, as the chances of success for his appeal were deemed low. An appeal against this rejection to the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva was also declared inadmissible on November 28, 2025, due to formal deficiencies in his submission.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
9C_646/2025: Ruling on State and Municipal Taxes of the Canton of Zurich for the Tax Period 2022
Summary of the Facts
A.________ moved from Zurich to U.________ (ZG) at the end of October 2022 but registered in Zurich as a weekly resident. The Cantonal Tax Office Zurich determined that the tax jurisdiction for the tax period 2022 lies with Zurich. After A.________ had unsuccessfully contested the corresponding decisions of the tax office and the tax appeals court, the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich addressed A.________'s delayed and inadequate submission in a non-admittance decision. Ultimately, A.________ requested the transfer of the proceedings to a "neutral authority outside the canton." This request was treated as an appeal and forwarded to the Federal Court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1109/2025: Inadmissibility of the Appeal
Summary of the Facts
A.A. and B.A. filed an appeal against the decision of the public prosecutor of the Arrondissement La Côte dated March 18, 2025. Their appeal was dismissed on July 4, 2025, by the criminal appeal chamber of the Cantonal Court of Vaud. Subsequently, they filed an appeal in criminal matters with the Federal Court on October 17, 2025.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_656/2024: Ruling on Accident Insurance (Disability Pension and Integrity Compensation)
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________, last employed as a tiler at the bankrupt B.________ GmbH, suffered an injury to his right ankle in an accident in 2018. Suva granted him an integrity compensation of 17.5% and denied a claim for a disability pension. The appellant filed an objection and later an appeal to the Insurance Court of the Canton of Solothurn, which dismissed it. Subsequently, he filed a complaint in public law matters with the Federal Court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
6B_716/2025: Decision on the Inadmissibility of a Request for Revision
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced by the II Criminal Chamber of the Cantonal Court of Valais on June 28, 2023, for serious violations of the Narcotics Act (Art. 19 para. 2 lit. a, b and c BetmG) to a prison term of 40 months and was expelled from Switzerland for five years. On August 18, 2025, A.________ submitted a request for revision of the aforementioned judgment, which was declared inadmissible by the same instance on August 25, 2025. A.________ appealed against this to the Federal Court and requested, in addition to the annulment of the contested decision, a comprehensive new instruction and the provisional or definitive transfer of the jurisdiction outside the Canton of Valais.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
2D_26/2025: Inadmissibility of the Appeal in Asylum Matters
Summary of the Facts
A.________, a Slovak citizen, applied for asylum in Switzerland. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) rejected his application and ordered his expulsion. The Federal Administrative Court subsequently rejected both a request for free legal aid and the appeal of A.________, as no cost advance was paid. A.________ then filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Court and requested the annulment of the judgment of the Federal Administrative Court.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_499/2025: Ruling on Disability Insurance (New Application and Revision Grounds)
Summary of the Facts
The IV Office Zurich had rejected the appellant's first pension application in 2023. The renewed application in 2024 due to alleged physical and psychological deteriorations was again assessed negatively.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
8C_400/2025: Inquiry for Disability Insurance Benefits
Summary of the Facts
The appeal concerns a new inquiry for benefits from disability insurance by A.________, which was rejected on the grounds that no relevant changes in health status were plausibly presented after the last rejection in 2019. Previously, various measures such as medical treatments and vocational reintegration measures were granted, but a disability pension was denied.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_1134/2025: Ruling Regarding Non-Initiations and Non-Admittance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed complaints in criminal matters against two decisions of the Cantonal Court of Thurgau dated September 10, 2025.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
7B_664/2024: Withdrawal of the Appeal and Dismissal of the Proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ AG filed an appeal against a decision of the Cantonal Court of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Commission for Decisions in Criminal Matters, dated April 18, 2024. The subject of the appeal concerns the dismissal of a procedure. On November 17, 2025, the appellant withdrew her appeal.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.
5A_170/2025: Withdrawal of the Administration of the Child's Assets
Summary of the Facts
The Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) Frauenfeld withdrew the management of the child's assets from the parents of C.________, a minor born in 2008, and transferred it to the guardian according to Art. 325 ZGB. A.________ appealed against this, which was ultimately dismissed by the Cantonal Court of Thurgau. The appellant then approached the Federal Court and requested the annulment of the KESB decision.
The complete summary of the ruling can be found in the Portal.