Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme 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 full 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.
8C_298/2025: Inadmissibility of the claim for benefits due to lack of health deterioration
Summary of the Facts
A.________ suffered an accident with a knee injury in 2012. The Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (CNA) stopped benefits as of November 2014 and refused a disability pension and an integrity compensation. Repeated medical examinations confirmed no neurological consequences of the accident. In 2023, A.________ reported a health deterioration (relapse), which was not recognized by the CNA as a benefit entitlement.
Summary of the Considerations
The complaint was filed in form and on time; it is therefore admissible. The dispute concerns the claim for accident insurance benefits related to an alleged health deterioration (relapse). The court refers to the correct presentation of the legal basis and case law in the cantonal decision. The submitted medical reports do not demonstrate a relevant deterioration compared to the stabilized condition from earlier assessments. The listed symptoms were mostly classified as functional complaints without organic connection to the accident. Previous medical reports and expert opinions were already definitively assessed and cannot be reviewed again. The criticism of the CNA doctor’s medical assessment is also rejected, as it was based on a sufficient file. Hence, the relapse claimed by the appellant cannot trigger new entitlement to benefits.
Summary of the Dispositive
The court dismissed the complaint and imposed court costs of 800 CHF on the appellant. The decision was communicated to the parties concerned.
4A_98/2025: Abusive dismissal
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, a former employee of the respondent, was employed in 2016 and dismissed in 2021. He claimed that the dismissal was abusive, particularly due to alleged bullying and excessive pressure by his supervisor. The Geneva Cantonal Court rejected his claim regarding abusive dismissal, so he lodged a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of the Considerations
- E.1: The formal requirements for admissibility of the complaint were met. - E.2: The appellant alleged a violation of his right to evidence. The Federal Supreme Court held that the lower court did not commit arbitrariness in its assessment of evidence. An additional evidence request would not have brought new findings. - E.3: The lower court correctly assessed that no bullying according to Art. 328 CO occurred. Individual tensions at the workplace were not sufficiently intense to constitute a violation of the appellant’s personal rights. - E.4: It was examined whether the dismissal was abusive under Art. 336 CO. The lower court found that the appellant’s illness was not caused by the employer. Therefore, a dismissal due to this illness was not abusive. Moreover, the appellant failed to sufficiently assert the abusiveness of other dismissal reasons during the appeal hearing.
Summary of the Dispositive
The complaint was dismissed, and the court costs and a party compensation were imposed on the appellant.
5A_758/2025: Dismissal of the complaint regarding personal contact rights
Summary of the Facts
The parents A.________ and B.________ have two common children, C.________ (born 2016) and D.________ (born 2019), over whom they exercise joint custody. In summer 2023, the mother left the shared household with the children and moved to Switzerland. The Child and Adult Protection Authority Monthey (APEA) took various measures: from temporary residence bans for the mother to placing the children in a home or foster family (paragraphs B.a and B.b). A social investigation report (May 2024) recommended returning the right of residence determination to the mother under protective measures. The APEA decided in July 2024 to reinstate the mother with conditions into parental rights, retaining limited visitation rights for the father. In August 2025, the cantonal appellate authority partially modified the decision, notably regarding visitation rights, which were supervised. The father filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court, requesting an extension of his personal contact to one weekend per month and half of the school holidays.
Summary of the Considerations
E.1: Formal requirements of the complaint fulfilled; the subsidiary constitutional appeal is declared inadmissible, as the complaint in civil matters is primarily applicable. E.2: The Federal Supreme Court reviews the law ex officio (Art. 106 para. 1 BGG) but requires a detailed justification of the allegations by the appellant regarding the violation of procedural fundamental rights (Art. 106 para. 2 BGG). E.3: The father alleged a violation of the right to be heard due to rejection of several evidence requests. However, this rejection was supported by the lower court and was not arbitrary, since the evidence was irrelevant to the decision. E.4: The lower court rightly found that the father’s behavior – especially allegations of violence, confirmed by witness statements and reports – could harm the child’s welfare. Furthermore, the limitation of personal contact was justified by prior disregard of the child’s needs. E.5: The Federal Supreme Court confirmed that the lower court sufficiently examined the father’s claim to personal contact (Art. 273 CC in connection with Art. 8 ECHR). The imposed restrictions (supervised contact) were proportionate in the interest of the child’s welfare.
Summary of the Dispositive
The father’s complaint was dismissed, the request for legal aid was denied, and court costs were imposed on him.
7B_204/2024: Dismissal of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ accused her husband B.________ on March 23, 2022, of sexual assault on New Year’s Eve of January 1, 2022. After the criminal investigation, the procedure was discontinued by the prosecutor of the canton of Neuchâtel on November 14, 2023. The complaint against the discontinuation order before the cantonal appellate authority was dismissed on January 11, 2024. Subsequently, A.________ filed a criminal complaint with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_1011/2025: Dismissal of the complaint of the appellant against the debt enforcement authorities
Summary of the Facts
The appellant initiated two debt enforcement requests against a foreign state at the diplomatic mission (permanent mission) in Geneva, based on a claim from an arbitration award. The debt enforcement office rejected the requests because the place of debt enforcement was not given. The cantonal supervisory authority confirmed the dismissal.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_278/2026: Inadmissibility of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court against the decision of the Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court dated January 20, 2026, which declared the complaint filed by A.________ against a non-entry order by the public prosecutor of the district of La Côte inadmissible. The reason for inadmissibility was the late filing of the complaint.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
1F_21/2025: Request for revision of a judgment related to several complaints
Summary of the Facts
A.________ and B.________ filed a request for revision of the Federal Supreme Court judgment of August 5, 2025, which dismissed several complaints of the applicants. They requested the annulment of the said judgment, reduction of court costs, and granting of legal aid. They also requested the recusal of various federal judges. The main argument was that the previous judgment was erroneous and violated both national procedural rules and the European Convention on Human Rights.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_222/2026: Non-admission of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ lodged a complaint against a decision of the Cour de justice de la République et canton de Genève (Social Insurance Chamber) of February 10, 2026, which dismissed his complaint against an objection decision of the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (CNA) dated July 9, 2024.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_908/2025: Inadmissibility of the complaint in a divorce matter
Summary of the Facts
The facts concern a contentious divorce matter between A.________ and B.________, both of Russian nationality. Central to the proceedings were the application of measures under Art. 178 CC as well as disputes arising from the liquidation of the marital property regime. Central issues were allegations and claims by A.________, in particular securing assets and an expert report from the company E.________ Ltd, controlled by B.________. The lower court dismissed A.________’s claims.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_381/2025: Judgment on land register correction claim concerning mortgage notes
Summary of the Facts
The procedure concerns a land register correction claim to delete mortgage notes in the amount of CHF 2 million on a property. The background includes the security transfer of these mortgage notes and the payment of a purchase price by the appellant without a final purchase contract. The appellant requests dismissal of the respondent’s claim and challenges various legal violations in the lower court decision.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_77/2024: Dismissal of a police officer’s complaint for compensation of defense costs
Summary of the Facts
A police officer from Geneva (A.________) was accused following a complaint by a demonstration participant during a "Critical Mass" event of having inflicted injuries through disproportionate force. The criminal proceedings were discontinued, but no compensation for defense costs during the preliminary investigation was granted to A.________. A.________ requested compensation for his defense costs before the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_235/2026: Inadmissibility of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a complaint against a decision of the Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court dated November 12, 2025, which confirmed a non-entry order by the competent public prosecutor. The appellant filed his complaint before the Federal Supreme Court on February 19, 2026.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_434/2025: Denial of pension entitlement in disability insurance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ first applied for disability insurance benefits in 2005. Several new applications and examinations ultimately led the IV office of the canton of St. Gallen to determine, even after various multidisciplinary expert opinions (Medaffairs reports 2018, 2022), a degree of disability of only 37% and to deny pension entitlement (decision of September 13, 2022). The insurance court of the canton of St. Gallen dismissed his complaint.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_148/2026: Dismissal of the complaint in bankruptcy proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The creditor B.________ SA pursued the debtor A.________ SA, in liquidation, for several claims. A.________ SA repeatedly filed objections against payment orders and sued for debt discharge. After failed appeal and complaint proceedings and final decisions annulling the objections, the creditor requested bankruptcy opening against A.________ SA. The Geneva Civil Court opened bankruptcy, against which A.________ SA unsuccessfully appealed and finally brought the matter to the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_280/2026: Non-admission of a complaint and legal aid
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a complaint against a non-entry order of the Lucerne public prosecutor dated November 11, 2025. The Lucerne Cantonal Court did not admit the complaint on January 23, 2026, due to insufficient reasoning and rejected the request for legal aid. A.________ then turned to the Federal Supreme Court, requesting that his complaint be accepted as sufficient or rejected back to the lower court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_414/2025: Restoration of the deadline for objection in debt enforcement proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ missed the ten-day deadline for filing an objection after service of a payment order by the Regional Debt Enforcement Office Buchs. He requested restoration of the deadline, based on an excusable illness. The requests were dismissed in first instance by the Aarau District Court and subsequently by the Aargau Cantonal Court as the upper debt enforcement supervisory authority, as the submitted medical certificates did not meet their requirements.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_144/2026: Inadmissibility of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
The appellant (A.________) was ordered by the president of the Civil Court of the district of Greyerz on October 23, 2025, to pay a cost advance of CHF 15,000. Her complaint against this was dismissed by the Fribourg Cantonal Court on January 12, 2026. The matter concerned a lawsuit to annul or halt debt enforcement against B.________ AG.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_1303/2024: Judgment on sexual acts on persons incapable of judgment or resistance
Summary of the Facts
A defendant (A.________) was acquitted in first instance of the accusation of sexual acts on a person incapable of judgment or resistance according to Art. 191 SCC and other offenses. In second instance, he was partially convicted and sentenced to a partially suspended prison sentence of three years. Before the Federal Supreme Court, he alleged violations of the presumption of innocence, the prohibition of arbitrariness, and objections to sentencing.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_727/2025: Suspension of entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits
Summary of the Facts
A.________ registered as unemployed in 2023 and applied for unemployment benefits. The Office for Economy and Labor of the canton of Aargau ordered a suspension of entitlement for 38 days because A.________ had refused a reasonable job offer. After dismissal of the objection against this decision, the complaint was filed with the Insurance Court of the canton of Aargau, which confirmed the lower court decision.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
1C_369/2025: Dismissal of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________, employed since 2014 at the Hôpitaux B.________ and permanently employed there since 2017, was accused of repeatedly making improper and sexist remarks to colleagues over years. Incriminating witness statements were obtained. After several hearings and communications, the employment relationship was terminated for cause effective April 30, 2025, a decision confirmed by the lower court (Administrative Court of Geneva).
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
1F_20/2025: Judgment regarding the request for revision of judgments 1D_3/2025, 1D_4/2025, 1D_5/2025 and 1D_6/2025
Summary of the Facts
The applicants A.________ and B.________ request revision of the Federal Supreme Court judgment of August 4, 2025 (cases 1D_3/2025, 1D_4/2025, 1D_5/2025, 1D_6/2025). In the submission dated October 23, 2025, they requested annulment of that decision, reduction of imposed court costs, and recusal of several federal judges. Legal aid was also requested for the second applicant.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_568/2025: Decision of the Federal Supreme Court 4A_568/2025
Summary of the Facts
A.________ sued B.________ for payment of compensation of CHF 50,000 due to alleged breaches of duty related to the statute of limitations of a claim against the insurance of the notary C.________, who allegedly notarized a faulty purchase contract as early as 1988. The lower court dismissed the claim and the subsequent appeal.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_447/2025: Judgment regarding debtor delay related to withdrawal from a software license and maintenance contract
Summary of the Facts
The A.________ AG (appellant) and B.________ AG (respondent) concluded a software license and maintenance contract, with the agreed product launch date of January 1, 2021 not met. After several deadline extensions and expiry, the respondent withdrew from the contract on March 29, 2021. The Arbon District Court awarded damages and repayment of the work fee to the respondent, dismissed the appellant’s counterclaim, and the Thurgau Cantonal Court confirmed this decision.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_1272/2025: Inadmissibility of the complaint against the order of the Higher Court
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, represented by his mother, filed a criminal complaint against the order of the Bern Cantonal Higher Court of July 7, 2025, which rejected his request for legal aid. The reason was the non-entry order of the Regional Public Prosecutor’s Office Emmental-Oberaargau. The Federal Supreme Court dealt with the question of whether the complaint was sufficiently reasoned.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
9C_153/2026: Legitimacy of the city to complain in public law matters concerning owner contributions
Summary of the Facts
The city of Willisau filed a complaint against a judgment of the Lucerne Cantonal Court before the Federal Supreme Court. The Cantonal Court had determined that the claim for determination of owner contributions was absolutely time-barred. The affected perimeters related to construction projects from 2003 onwards. The Federal Supreme Court examined the requirements of the city of Willisau’s complaint legitimacy as a public law corporation.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_276/2026: Non-admission of a complaint related to approval of a final report and final account by the KESB
Summary of the Facts
The KESB Bülach Süd approved the final report and final account on August 27, 2025, in connection with a revoked guardianship of the appellant. The complaint against this was rejected by the Bülach District Council on January 28, 2026. The Zurich Cantonal Court also did not admit the complaint on March 17, 2026, due to lack of concrete legal claims and reasoning. A renewed submission by the appellant on March 20, 2026, to the Cantonal Court was forwarded to the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
9C_205/2026: Inadmissibility of the complaint concerning state and municipal taxes of the canton of Schaffhausen
Summary of the Facts
The appellants, a married couple, wished to have the deadline for payment of a cost advance for tax periods 2010–2013 reinstated by way of reinstatement, after the Schaffhausen Cantonal Court had rejected their request.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_176/2026: Inadmissibility of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ applied for unemployment insurance benefits as of March 5, 2025. Due to insufficient job applications in the three months prior to claiming the entitlement, a sanction was imposed in the form of a nine-day suspension of unemployment benefits. The lower court, the Vaud Cantonal Tribunal, dismissed A.________’s complaint. A.________ filed a complaint against this decision with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_545/2025: Jurisdiction of authorities in divorce proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The appellant (A.A.________) and the respondent (B.A.________) disputed parental rights in divorce proceedings, especially custody and visitation arrangements regarding their child, who has habitual residence in North Macedonia. Central issues were the international jurisdiction of Swiss authorities and recognition of Macedonian authorities’ jurisdiction. The lower court declared that Swiss courts lacked jurisdiction and no decision on child matters could be made.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5D_52/2025: Action for property freedom
Summary of the Facts
A.________ rented an area consisting of a stand and two parking spaces from the canton of Graubünden in 2013. Dispute arose regarding use of adjacent areas not covered by the lease contract. After the canton terminated the lease in 2022, A.________ continued to use the adjacent area unlawfully. The canton filed an action for property freedom in 2024 and demanded eviction, which the Viamala Regional Court granted in 2025.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_484/2025: Decision on culpa in contrahendo
Summary of the Facts
The appellant, A.________ SA, planned to acquire a property and carry out a construction project on the respondent B.________’s properties. There were disputes especially regarding the fate of a historic building (Mazot) on one of the properties. Despite advanced negotiations and planning, no valid purchase contract was concluded, leading to disputes. A.________ SA sued for damages due to alleged culpa in contrahendo.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
9C_167/2026: Admissibility of a cantonal appeal in tax law
Summary of the Facts
The appellants, A.A.________ and B.A.________, filed appeals before the Tax Chamber of the Appellate Court of the canton of Ticino against a cantonal tax assessment for the 2019 tax year. Due to outstanding court cost advances and an unpaid tax amount, the court deemed their complaint inadmissible. They filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court requesting annulment of this decision and remittance for substantive examination.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_158/2025: Dispute over the obligation to provide comprehensive documents in the context of a mandate relationship
Summary of the Facts
This case concerns a dispute between A.________ Ltd and B.________ S.A. over the obligation to provide comprehensive documents within a mandate relationship under Art. 400 CO (rendering of accounts). The starting point was A.________ Ltd’s demand that the bank produce all relevant documents regarding their business relationship, including internal documents and extensive correspondence. This was in the context of a counterclaim in proceedings concerning the bank’s payment claims. The lower court ordered partial disclosure of documents by the bank for the period 2017 to March 2019.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_304/2026: Judgment concerning delay of justice and mootness
Summary of the Facts
A.________ has been in investigative detention since November 13, 2025, in connection with criminal proceedings for several offenses. A request to be allowed telephone conversations with his partner during detention was denied by the Aargau public prosecutor’s office. A.________ filed a complaint on December 4, 2025, before the complaint chamber of the Aargau Cantonal Higher Court. On March 13, 2026, the complaint chamber issued a decision, after which the proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court became moot on March 10, 2026, due to alleged delay of justice.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7F_42/2025: Judgment on the request for revision regarding expulsion
Summary of the Facts
By judgment 7B_791/2023 of May 19, 2025, the Federal Supreme Court dismissed a complaint by the applicant A.________ and confirmed the conviction for attempted grievous bodily harm and affray with a partially suspended prison sentence of 36 months and an expulsion order of five years. The applicant requests revision of this judgment based on an allegedly new and significant evidence, namely his divorce judgment of June 7, 2023, which was issued after the lower court’s judgment but before the Federal Supreme Court’s judgment.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
9C_162/2026: Inadmissibility of the complaint due to insufficient reasoning
Summary of the Facts
The appellant A.________ filed a claim on March 20, 2025, against Previs Prévoyance for the award of an occupational pension. The cantonal court of Vaud dismissed this claim on January 23, 2026. A.________ filed a complaint against this decision with the Federal Supreme Court on February 27, 2026.
The full summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.