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 with 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 portal of Lexplorer. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments tailored to your legal areas.
9C_640/2025: Appeal regarding disability insurance (Admissibility)
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against a decision of the Office for Disability Insurance of the Canton of Vaud dated August 12, 2025. The lower court, the Cour des assurances sociales of the Cantonal Court of Vaud, declared this appeal inadmissible on September 9, 2025, due to a lack of admissibility requirements. The appellant then turned to the Federal Court, but his submission dated October 8, 2025 did not meet the formal requirements of an appeal.
Summary of the Considerations
- E.1: The judgment of the cantonal instance was notified to the appellant on September 19, 2025, and was challenged by him on October 9, 2025, with the submission being forwarded to the Federal Court. - E.2: The Federal Court requested the appellant, in a letter dated October 14, 2025, to submit the challenged decision as well as a legally sufficient justification for his appeal. - E.3: According to Art. 42 para. 1 and 2 BGG, appeals must include the reasoning as to how the challenged decision violates the law. It is not sufficient to merely express the intention to appeal. - E.4: Initially, the appellant only requested an extension of the statutory appeal period of 30 days (Art. 100 para. 1 BGG), which, however, cannot be extended according to Art. 47 para. 1 BGG. - E.5: After the expiration of the statutory period, the appellant submitted only a copy of the challenged decision on November 17, 2025, without fulfilling the formal requirements of an appeal. - E.6: In application of Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG, the Federal Court declared the appeal inadmissible. - E.7: Due to the special circumstances, no court costs were incurred (Art. 66 para. 1 BGG, sentence 2).
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal was declared inadmissible, and no court costs were incurred. The judgment was delivered to the relevant parties.
2C_206/2025: Judgment on a 12-year entry ban
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, an Italian citizen born in Switzerland, lost his residence permit due to multiple and serious criminal offenses and was expelled from Switzerland in 2024. Following the revocation of his residence permit, the State Secretariat for Migration imposed a 12-year entry ban. The appellant challenged the imposition of this ban before the Federal Administrative Court and subsequently before the Federal Court, requesting that the duration of the entry ban be limited to five years.
Summary of the Considerations
The appeal in public law matters is admissible under the provisions of the FZA despite the exclusion grounds in Art. 83 lit. c No. 1 BGG. The procedural requirements are met, and the court accepts the appeal. The Federal Court examines violations of federal law as well as international law ex officio. There is a qualified obligation to provide reasoning for fundamental rights complaints. The complaint of a violation of the right to be heard (Art. 29 para. 2 BV) is rejected. The appellant was given the opportunity to comment on the imposition of the entry ban. His waiver of a statement excludes a violation of the right to be heard. The requirements for an entry ban of more than five years according to Art. 67 para. 3 AIG are met. Due to the severity of the appellant's offenses (including aggravated robbery, organized theft, driving without a license under drugs, qualified violation of the Narcotics Act) and the continued risk of recidivism, a serious threat to public safety is established. Even considering the FZA applicable to the appellant (Art. 5 Annex I), the Federal Court does not see any disproportion in the entry ban. The court affirms the proportionality of the entry ban. In light of the significant public interest in keeping the appellant away and the existing possibilities for visits abroad, the private interests of the appellant and his family are secondary. Even considering his family and social relationships and his positive developments since his conditional release, no sufficient change of attitude is recognized in the appellant to justify a shorter entry ban.
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal was dismissed, the request for free legal aid was denied, and court costs of 800 CHF were imposed.
7B_1093/2025: Non-acceptance of appeal against decision of the Cantonal Court of Aargau due to failure to provide security
Summary of the Facts
The appellant challenged the non-acceptance order of the Public Prosecutor's Office Lenzburg-Aarau dated April 14, 2025. The Cantonal Court of Aargau subsequently did not accept his appeal on September 10, 2025, due to failure to provide security within the deadline (Art. 383 StPO). The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Court against this non-acceptance with a submission dated September 29, 2025.
Summary of the Considerations
- **E.1:** The appellant has not provided sufficient reasoning for his appeal according to the requirements of Art. 42 para. 2 and Art. 106 para. 2 BGG. He does not specify how the lower court allegedly violated federal law according to Art. 95 BGG. Moreover, no formal complaints were raised according to the so-called Star practice. - **E.2:** Due to the unfulfilled reasoning requirements, the appeal is not accepted in the simplified procedure (Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b and para. 3 BGG). - **E.3:** The court costs of CHF 300.– are to be imposed on the appellant according to Art. 66 para. 1 BGG. The request for free legal aid is denied according to Art. 64 para. 1 BGG due to the hopelessness of the appeal. In determining the court costs according to Art. 65 para. 2 BGG, the financial circumstances of the appellant are taken into account.
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal was not granted, the request for free legal aid was denied, and the court costs were imposed on the appellant.
7B_1122/2025: Non-acceptance of an appeal against the closure of a criminal proceeding
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed an appeal in criminal matters against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Solothurn, which rejected an appeal against the closure order of the Youth Public Prosecutor's Office. The Federal Court examined whether the appeal met the formal requirements and the legitimacy 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.
4A_137/2025: Judgment on the immediate dismissal of a bus driver
Summary of the Facts
A bus driver (B.________, the affected party) was dismissed immediately by his employer (A.________ SA, the appellant) after he pushed a passenger out of the bus in a stressful situation. The labor court ordered the employer to pay outstanding wage claims as well as compensation for unjustified dismissal. The appeals court confirmed this judgment. The case reached the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_639/2025: Judgment on procedural requirements in accident insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant challenged the decision of the Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen dated September 16, 2025, which did not accept an appeal against the decision of the Suva dated May 9, 2025. This concerned the legal assessment of the request for reconsideration as well as a later filed request for revision. The Federal Court examined the appeal but did not accept it, as it did not meet the statutory reasoning requirements.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_700/2025: Decision on international mutual assistance in tax matters
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Tax Administration (ESTV) granted mutual assistance based on the Double Taxation Agreement between Switzerland and India (DBA CH-IN) to the Indian Ministry of Finance regarding an account of A.________. After the information was transmitted, A.________ requested the Federal Administrative Court to revise the corresponding judgment. The Federal Administrative Court did not accept this, as there was no current and practical interest due to the already completed data transfer. With an appeal in public law matters, A.________ turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_873/2025: Decision on the issue of standing and timeliness of an appeal regarding the lifting of an account freeze
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ GmbH, represented by its managing director B.________, was involved in a criminal investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office III of the Canton of Zurich, during which an account freeze was ordered for various accounts of the company. The appellant requested the lifting of this account freeze, but the cantonal appeals court did not accept the appeal due to delay. The issue was the timeliness of the appeal and the admissibility of a request for reconsideration.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_1165/2025: Non-acceptance of the appeal due to inadequate reasoning
Summary of the Facts
The appellant challenged a non-acceptance order of the Statthalteramt Bezirk Bülach dated June 4, 2025. The Cantonal Court of Zurich did not accept the appeal with a decision dated September 22, 2025, due to the failure to timely provide security. The appellant subsequently filed an appeal with the Federal Court, which did not meet the reasoning requirements according to Article 42 paragraph 2 and Article 106 paragraph 2 BGG.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_252/2025: Judgment on the rejection of a benefit application in disability insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, who worked as a housekeeper until 2005, applied for a disability pension for the first time in 2005, which was initially granted but later revised and revoked in 2016. A new request for benefits was denied in 2023 by the IV office with reference to an external report. The Social Security Court of the Canton of Zurich dismissed the appeal filed against this decision, after which the appellant turned to the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_1315/2025: Non-acceptance of the appeal against the order of pre-trial detention
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed an appeal in criminal matters against a decision of the Appeals Court of Basel-Stadt dated November 21, 2025, regarding the order of pre-trial detention. The lower court did not accept his appeal, as it was not submitted in accordance with the law (missing signature and not in an official language). The Federal Court found that the appeal also did not meet the statutory reasoning requirements according to Art. 42 para. 2 and Art. 106 para. 2 BGG, and thus did not accept it.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_668/2025: Decision on the admissibility of an appeal in social assistance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant submitted a request on November 6, 2025, to various authorities, including the Administrative Court of the Canton of St. Gallen. The Administrative Court did not accept the submission and forwarded it to the Social Services and the Ombudsman of the City of St. Gallen. He subsequently filed an appeal to the Federal Court without fulfilling the qualified duty to specify the complaint.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_702/2025: Judgment on international mutual assistance in tax matters
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ challenges the mutual assistance provided by the Federal Tax Administration (ESTV) to the Indian Ministry of Finance (requesting authority), based on the Double Taxation Agreement Switzerland-India (DBA CH-IN). The information concerns allegedly undeclared bank accounts and assets. The Federal Administrative Court had previously rejected a request for revision from A.________ on the grounds of the lack of current and practical interest (data transfer already completed).
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9F_26/2025: Judgment on the request for revision regarding tax periods 2016-2023
Summary of the Facts
The applicant A.________ requested the revision of a Federal Court judgment dated October 14, 2025 (9C_491/2025), which the Federal Court had rendered as a non-acceptance judgment due to insufficient reasoning. This judgment referred to a decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Aargau, which had not accepted an appeal from A.________ due to a lack of an admissible object of appeal.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_1081/2025: Non-acceptance of an appeal against seizure actions and tax claims
Summary of the Facts
The appellant challenged several seizures and tax claims arising from the liquidation of his share in an undivided inheritance (condominium property) and other enforcement actions. The lower courts dismissed the appellant's appeals on the grounds that the tax revision for the years 2014-2024 was not subject to the supervisory authority over the enforcement and bankruptcy office. Against these decisions, the appellant filed a civil appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_403/2024: Judgment regarding qualified violation of the Narcotics Act, sentencing, and acceleration requirement
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was accused of having acquired, possessed, portioned, and sold or stored significant quantities of cocaine and marijuana. He was also alleged to have fictitiously recorded money from drug trafficking in the cash system of a bar in order to "legalize" these proceeds. The District Court of St. Gallen convicted him, among other things, of a qualified violation of the Narcotics Act and sentenced him to four years of imprisonment and a total monetary penalty. The appeal against this judgment was dismissed by the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen, after which A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_512/2025: Judgment on the cessation of benefits in an accident insurance case
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, as a medical practice assistant insured with Swica against accident consequences, suffered an accident on July 14, 2021, in which she injured her left shoulder. After several medical investigations and reports, Swica determined that the shoulder complaints were no longer attributable to the accident as of October 14, 2021, and terminated the insurance benefits as of August 31, 2023. An appeal decision confirmed the cessation of benefits, after which the appellant filed an appeal with the Cantonal Court of Lucerne. This court dismissed the appeal, after which the appellant filed a public law appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_1152/2025: Non-acceptance of an appeal in criminal matters
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________ AG, filed an appeal in criminal matters against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Zug, I. Appeals Department, dated September 22, 2025. The Cantonal Court had partially accepted the appeal against the closing order of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Zug and remitted the case to the Public Prosecutor's Office for further proceedings. The remainder of the appeal was dismissed, as far as it was accepted.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_1115/2025: Judgment regarding precautionary measures due to violation of personality rights
Summary of the Facts
The respondent had submitted a request for precautionary measures due to violation of personality rights to the District Court of Hinwil. The District Court granted the request and prohibited the appellant under the threat of punishment according to Art. 292 StGB from publishing certain statements about the respondent. The appellant appealed to the Cantonal Court of Zurich, which confirmed the judgment of the District Court. The appellant then filed an appeal with the Federal Court, asserting procedural defects, among other things.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_682/2025: Judgment regarding state and municipal taxes of the Canton of Glarus
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ challenged the judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Glarus dated November 6, 2025, which confirmed the reassessment of the tax value, rental value, and imputed rental value of a property and dismissed her appeal against it, as far as it was accepted. In her appeal before the Federal Court, she criticized the judgment and presented appellate arguments.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_683/2025: Non-acceptance of an appeal due to lack of advance payment
Summary of the Facts
The appellant challenged the order of a one-month ban on using a foreign driver's license in Switzerland, which was issued by the Office for Road Traffic and Navigation of the Canton of Bern. The cantonal commission for appeals against measures under the Road Traffic Act (SVG) required an advance payment, which was not made. The request for free legal aid was also denied, as the legal remedy was deemed hopeless. The appeal was subsequently declared inadmissible. The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Court, requesting the annulment of the cantonal decision and a renewed assessment of his application for free legal aid.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_608/2025: Judgment regarding residence permit and expulsion from Switzerland
Summary of the Facts
A.A.________, a Colombian citizen, entered Switzerland in 2019 as part of family reunification, receiving a residence permit. After returning to Colombia and giving birth to her daughter, she returned to Switzerland with her in February 2023. The competent authorities determined that her original residence permit had expired, refused to grant new residence permits, and ordered her expulsion. The appeal against this decision was dismissed by the cantonal authorities and subsequently by the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_74/2025: Judgment regarding the employment contract and allegations of mobbing
Summary of the Facts
The plaintiff A.________ claimed that she had been treated unfairly and mobbed by her former employer B.________ S.A. She sought compensation for damages, moral damages, and compensation for allegedly abusive dismissal. The employment relationship ended after a reorganization of the company, but the plaintiff contested the stated reasons for dismissal, citing mobbing. Mobbing and abusive dismissal were also denied in the lower courts, after which the plaintiff filed an appeal with the Federal Court, which was ultimately dismissed.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_49/2025: Building permit and construction ban on a dry meadow of national importance
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ AG submitted a construction application in 2019 for a single-family and a two-family house on a parcel in Schaffhausen, which is part of a dry meadow of national importance. The City Council of Schaffhausen approved the construction of the two-family house in the first stage of construction in 2020, but rejected the single-family house in the second stage. Subsequent administrative procedures were conducted with the Government Council and the Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen, which concerned the complexity of the building law protection of such biotopes. The construction ban in the second stage was ultimately confirmed.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_300/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal regarding the exercise of the legal pre-emption right
Summary of the Facts
The municipality of Avenches wanted to exercise its legal pre-emption right for a parcel owned by A.________ SA, as it was intended for the location of a new museum. The cantonal court (CDAP) annulled the municipality's decision to exercise the pre-emption right on the grounds that the determined pre-emption price did not correspond to full compensation according to Art. 26 para. 2 BV.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_701/2025: International mutual assistance in tax matters
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Tax Administration (ESTV) granted mutual assistance based on the Double Taxation Agreement between Switzerland and India (DBA CH-IN) regarding A.________, who allegedly had an undeclared bank account in Switzerland. A.________ filed a request for revision against the final order of the ESTV and the judgment of the Federal Administrative Court, which was rejected by the lower court. A.________ then filed an appeal with the Federal Court, which addressed the admissibility of the appeal and the alleged legal questions.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_78/2025: Appeal against the termination of a rental agreement and its consequences
Summary of the Facts
The tenants of a house rented since 1994 in Geneva, which belongs to the landlord (C.________ SA), received a termination of the rental agreement in June 2021. The landlord justified this with the need of her shareholder to make the rental object available to one of his family members. The tenants requested the invalidation of the termination letter and an extension of the rental relationship. After a first-instance decision that declared the termination valid, the tenants requested an appeal, which was dismissed by the cantonal instance. Finally, the tenants filed an appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_207/2025: Decision on the work contract and defects
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________, was ordered in a first-instance judgment to pay B.________ SA a remaining claim from a work contract amounting to CHF 34,567.30 plus interest. The lower court, based on a judicial expert report, rejected the appellant's claims regarding the alleged defects of the completed work, as these were not sufficiently substantiated and the liability of the opposing party was not proven beyond doubt. The appellant filed an appeal, which was dismissed by the cantonal appeals court. Against this decision, he filed a civil appeal with the Federal Court.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_1253/2025: Separation of proceedings; non-acceptance of the appeal
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed an appeal in criminal matters against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Bern dated October 21, 2025, regarding the separation of proceedings. The lower court lifted the separation of proceedings ordered by the Public Prosecutor's Office Emmental-Oberaargau on May 19, 2025, and fully granted the cantonal appeal of the appellant.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_640/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal against a decision of the Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen regarding accident insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Court against a decision of the Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen, which rejected a request for recusal against the president of the court. The dispute was over the allegation of the president's bias.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_461/2025: Non-acceptance of the appeal in the area of disability insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant filed an appeal against the judgment of the Cantonal Court of Vaud, Department of Social Insurance, in a public law appeal. Additionally, she requested free legal aid before the Federal Court, which was denied by order dated November 3, 2025. She was given a deadline for the payment of a preceding cost lump sum of 800 francs and later, by order dated December 2, 2025, was granted a non-extendable grace period until December 12, 2025. The appellant did not make the advance payment.
Complete summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.