Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries with facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the further judgments, you will find a summary of the facts in each case. The complete summaries of all judgments are available on the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments individually tailored to your areas of law.
4F_44/2025: Inadmissibility of the Revision Request
Summary of the Facts
An applicant (A.________) requested the Federal Supreme Court to revise an earlier decision of 14.07.2025 (4F_10/2025), which had previously dismissed his revision regarding two judgments of the Cantonal Civil Chamber of the Canton of Geneva. The applicant argued that the Federal Supreme Court did not address his final submissions and neglected relevant facts. Furthermore, he requested the declaration of nullity of the contested judgment and the restitution of a real estate property as well as compensation.
Summary of the Considerations
- **E.1**: New final submissions that do not directly concern the subject matter of the judgment of 14.07.2025 are inadmissible according to Art. 99 para. 2 BGG. - **E.2.1**: Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court are final according to Art. 61 BGG. A revision is only admissible if a statutory ground for revision pursuant to Arts. 121-123 BGG is asserted. The applicant must clearly and in detail explain the alleged ground for revision and its relation to the facts. The applicable case law on revision possibilities is confirmed. - **E.2.2**: The applicant claims that the Federal Supreme Court did not address his final submissions, ignored relevant facts, and that the judgment does not meet the formal requirements according to Art. 112 BGG. These allegations are considered unfounded. - **E.2.3**: The request does not meet the requirements of Arts. 42 paras. 1 and 2 BGG. The applicant could not demonstrate that any of the statutory grounds for revision are actually fulfilled. - **E.3**: The revision is declared inadmissible. Abusive future submissions by the applicant will be disregarded without further examination.
Summary of the Dispositive
The request is declared inadmissible and the court costs are imposed on the applicant. No party compensation is awarded.
9C_252/2024: Judgment on the Acceptance and Certification of Export Customs Declarations in Cross-Border Rail Freight Traffic
Summary of the Facts
A.________ AG, a chemical exporter based in Switzerland, used electronic systems (including "e-dec Export" and private software) to declare exports. In four specific cases, the data required for exemption from the VOC steering levy were not fully read in because the railway company did not submit the physical documents at the customs office. The customs office deleted the data after the prescribed 30-day period. The exporter attempted, after the expiry of the 60-day forfeiture period, to apply for a subsequent certification, which was rejected by the lower instances.
Summary of the Considerations
The complaint in public law matters is admissible. The cooperation duties and contractual obligations in the electronic export customs procedure are subject to the provisions of the Customs Act. Customs assessment is governed by the principle of self-declaration. The declarant is responsible for the formal completeness including physical submission of accompanying documents. The administrative ordinance RL 10-10 2022 requires that the reduced export document be scanned at a customs office within 30 days and finally processed. The timing of acceptance of the customs declaration depends on the submission and processing of all relevant documents, including the submission at the customs counter (barcode scanning). A forfeiture period of 60 days for subsequent assessments is laid down in the applicable administrative ordinance and has already been recognized by the Federal Supreme Court (Judgment 2C_421/2007). The exporter failed to adequately supervise its agent (B.________ AG) and is responsible for the omitted scanning. After expiry of the deadlines, no legally valid applications for certification or selection were possible.
Summary of the Dispositive
The complaint is dismissed, and the court costs are imposed on the complainant.
6B_136/2026: Inadmissibility of the Complaint due to Lack of Power of Attorney in Criminal Proceedings
Summary of the Facts
A lawyer filed a criminal complaint on behalf of his client on 4 March 2026 against a decision of the Chambre pénale d'appel et de révision of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva dated 29 January 2026. No power of attorney to represent the complainant was attached.
Summary of the Considerations
- **(E. 1)** After the complaint was filed, it was found that the lawyer had not submitted a power of attorney proving his authority to represent. - **(E. 2)** According to Art. 40 para. 2 BGG, agents must prove their authority by means of a power of attorney. Applying Art. 42 para. 5 BGG, the lawyer was granted a deadline extension until 17 March 2026 to submit this power of attorney. By letter dated 17 March 2026, the lawyer stated that he had not been able to contact his client and could therefore not submit a power of attorney. Due to this deficiency, the complaint was declared inadmissible pursuant to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. a BGG. - **(E. 3)** No court costs are imposed, as this is an exceptional situation (Art. 66 para. 1 BGG).
Summary of the Dispositive
The dispositive declared the complaint inadmissible and no court costs were imposed. The judgment will be communicated in writing to the parties involved.
8C_363/2025: Recovery of Unemployment Benefits Due to Incomplete Declaration of Interim Earnings
Summary of the Facts
The Unia Unemployment Insurance Fund demanded CHF 10,206.50 from the complainant, because he had incompletely reported income of CHF 31,513.- from his then employer as interim earnings from January to June 2021. The lower instance, the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich, dismissed the complaint raised by the complainant. The complainant appealed to the Federal Supreme Court with the main request to annul the recovery decision and the judgment of the cantonal court without replacement, alternatively to remit the matter to the lower instance for reassessment. He also requested that the proceedings be stayed until the conclusion of pending criminal proceedings or until additional files are received.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_250/2026: Pre-Trial Detention and Qualified Risk of Reoffending
Summary of the Facts
A.________ is suspected, among other things, of having committed multiple serious traffic offences as well as other crimes. Three pre-trial detention proceedings led to complaints before the Federal Supreme Court. A.________ filed these with the aim of enforcing his release from detention or the ordering of milder substitute measures.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_665/2025: Inadmissibility
Summary of the Facts
A.________ AG filed an application with the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich (lower instance) to establish an organizational defect at B.________ AG and to appoint a custodian. After the alleged remedy of the defect, the Commercial Court charged the custodian costs and rejected a request for access to the files by A.________ AG. A.________ AG appealed these rulings (dated 26.11.2025 and 04.12.2025) to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_226/2026: Suspension of Supplementary Benefits Due to Extended Stay Abroad
Summary of the Facts
The Federal Supreme Court dealt with the complaint of an insured person whose supplementary benefits to AHV/IV were retroactively suspended as of the end of February 2025 by the Compensation Office of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The lower instance confirmed the legality of this suspension because the complainant stayed abroad continuously for more than three months, which according to legislation terminates the entitlement to supplementary benefits.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_116/2026: Non-Admission of a Complaint Concerning Non-Initiation
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, A.________, filed a complaint against a non-initiation order of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Canton of St. Gallen. The indictment chamber of the Canton of St. Gallen did not enter into it by decision of 30 October 2025 because the complainant did not provide the requested security deposit of CHF 1,500.– in due time. The complainant then turned to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_1293/2025: Non-Admittance in a Criminal Case
Summary of the Facts
The complainant filed a complaint against an order of the Neuchâtel Public Prosecutor’s Office confirming the non-initiation of his report concerning alleged theft, embezzlement, and other offenses related to lottery winnings. The lower instance, the Criminal Appeal Instance of the Canton of Neuchâtel, dismissed his complaint. The complainant then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_31/2026: Inadmissibility of the Complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ applied in July 2022 for entry in the Engineer, Architecture and Environment Register REG B (Architects). The application was rejected by the REG Foundation due to insufficient competence and knowledge. This decision was confirmed by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SEFRI) and the Federal Administrative Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_661/2025: Annulment of Orders Concerning Organizational Defects
Summary of the Facts
A.________ AG requested the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich to establish an organizational defect at B.________ AG. The Commercial Court established such defect, appointed a custodian, and approved an invoice for fees and expenses. A.________ AG requested annulment of the corresponding orders and remittance of the case to the Commercial Court. The Federal Supreme Court had to deal with the question of the independent appealability of two interim decisions of the Commercial Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_349/2025: Cost Allocation in the Renovation of the Honeret Level Crossing
Summary of the Facts
A.________ AG, operator of the S17 railway line, requested a cost allocation for the renovation of the Honeret level crossing in Dietikon from the Federal Office of Transport (FOT). The FOT rejected A.________ AG’s request, whereupon it filed a complaint with the Federal Administrative Court. The Federal Administrative Court partially upheld the complaint, obliged the Canton of Zurich to pay a partial amount, and referred the matter back to the FOT for the implementation of the benefit offset. A.________ AG appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_801/2025: Dismissal of the Complaint on Electronic Surveillance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted of serious traffic violations and fined. After partial payment of the fine, the remainder was converted into a substitute custodial sentence. He applied to serve this by means of electronic surveillance. The request was denied due to concerns about the risk of reoffending and the revocation of previous alternative enforcement measures.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_435/2025: Decision Regarding Supplementary Benefits to AHV/IV (Calculation of Entitlement)
Summary of the Facts
The insured A.A., residing in a retirement home since 2 March 2023, applied for supplementary benefits from the same month. The responsible cantonal compensation office initially granted a supplementary benefit but excluded certain incomes and expenses from the calculation process, including rent costs and income from her right of residence. The insured died in November 2023. Her heir, B.A., challenged the calculations of the supplementary benefits, most recently before the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_253/2025: Judgment Regarding Unemployment Insurance (Waiver Request; Extension of Deadline)
Summary of the Facts
The proceedings concern a waiver request by A.________ for the recovery of unemployment benefits in the amount of CHF 19,057.-. The Office for Economy and Labour (AWA) of the Canton of St. Gallen refused the waiver due to lack of good faith. The Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen partially overturned the objection decision and referred the matter back to AWA. Later, AWA did not enter into the waiver request due to late-filed documents. This was again overturned, and the consideration of late-filed documents was ordered. AWA filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_201/2026: Inadmissibility of the Complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ requested the revision of a non-initiation order issued in 2024 by the cantonal prosecutorial central office of Valais and of a later judgment of the appellate instance. By decision of 19.01.2026, the single judge of the 2nd Criminal Chamber of the Cantonal Court of Valais declared the revision request inadmissible. A.________ filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court and requested, among other things, the granting of legal aid and suspensive effect.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_280/2025: Dismissal of Proceedings Due to Withdrawal of the Complaint in an International Arbitration Case
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________ filed a civil law complaint with the Federal Supreme Court against a decision of the arbitral tribunal seated in Geneva. During the further course of the proceedings, she declared the withdrawal of the complaint.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
6B_836/2025: Judgment on Sentencing in Excessive Self-Defense
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted of attempted intentional homicide to a prison sentence of 48 months. This conviction was based on an incident where A.________ grabbed a bread knife during a dispute and inflicted injuries to C.________'s neck. The Federal Supreme Court partially overturned the first cantonal judgment and required a new assessment of the sentence due to an excessive self-defense excess according to Art. 16 para. 1 CC. In the new decision, the Cantonal Court of Valais reduced the sentence to 42 months. A.________ contested this decision, especially the sentence mitigation.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_663/2025: Inadmissibility of the Complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ AG requested the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich to establish an organizational defect at B.________ AG. The Commercial Court established the organizational defect in partial judgments, appointed a custodian, and approved his invoice for fees and expenses. The complainant requested before the Federal Supreme Court the annulment of two orders of the Commercial Court (dated 26 November 2025 and 4 December 2025), inter alia arguing that her right to be heard was violated.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2F_6/2026: Inadmissibility of the Revision Request
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________ requested the revision of the Federal Supreme Court judgment 2C_217/2025 of 05.08.2025, in which the Federal Supreme Court dismissed her complaint against the decision of the Vaud Cantonal Court regarding the residence permit. The subject matter of the proceedings is the revision of this judgment due to allegedly overlooked or subsequently discovered relevant facts.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_667/2025: Inadmissibility of the Complaint Against Interim Orders of the Commercial Court Zurich Concerning Organizational Defect
Summary of the Facts
A.________ AG (complainant) filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court against two orders of the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich (single judge). The orders concern on the one hand the dismissal of the complainant’s request for access to files (26 November 2025) and on the other hand the approval of the invoice for fees and expenses of the custodian lawyer C.________ (4 December 2025). The complainant requested the annulment of these decisions and remittance to the Commercial Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
9C_497/2024: Decision on the Question of Increase of the Helplessness Allowance from Disability Insurance
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________, born in 2000, suffers from congenital retinopathia pigmentosa and has received a mild helplessness allowance since 2011 and an extraordinary disability pension since 1 October 2018. After a revision request in 2022, the Office of Disability Insurance for the Canton of Vaud refused an increase of the helplessness allowance. The cantonal lower instance confirmed this decision on 19 July 2024.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_666/2025: Judgment Concerning Organizational Defects and Procedural Issues
Summary of the Facts
A corporation (A.________ AG) requested the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich to establish an organizational defect at B.________ SA and subsequently applied for access to files and challenged the custodian costs. The Commercial Court rejected the access to files and approved the invoice for fees and expenses of the custodian. The complainant appealed these interim decisions before the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_613/2025: Upholding the Recovery of Daily Allowances
Summary of the Facts
The insured A.________ worked partly at B.________ SA (50%) and partly at C.________ AG (28%) and was accident-insured through the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (CNA). After an accident on 18.09.2020, he received daily allowances that were later assessed as excessive. CNA demanded the repayment of CHF 16,751.65, which was rejected within the framework of the insured’s request for waiver of recovery due to alleged good faith and financial hardship.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_166/2026: Inadmissibility of the Late Complaint
Summary of the Facts
The Service for Promotion, Economy and Innovation (SPEI) requested A.________ Sàrl on 22.05.2025 to repay hardship aid related to COVID-19 amounting to CHF 16,557. The company filed a late complaint against this decision on 25.08.2025, which SPEI declared inadmissible by decision of 26.09.2025. The complaint to the Cantonal Tribunal of the Canton of Vaud was dismissed on 29.01.2026. A.________ Sàrl then filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court on 16.03.2026.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_217/2026: Procedural Requirements in Disability Insurance
Summary of the Facts
The Disability Insurance (IV office) of the Canton of Zurich revoked the disability pension paid since 1 January 2008 retroactively by order. Furthermore, a recovery of pension benefits was ordered, the amount of which was to be governed in a separate order. The suspensive effect of a complaint against this order was denied. The complainant requested the restoration of the suspensive effect, which was rejected by the Social Insurance Court Zurich.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
9C_174/2026: Non-Admissibility of a Complaint in the Field of Disability Insurance
Summary of the Facts
The complainant filed a complaint against a judgment of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich, which granted him, based on a medical expert report, entitlement to a three-quarter disability pension. The complainant argued that he was completely unable to work and that the medical assessment was faulty.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_102/2026: Inadmissibility of the Complaint
Summary of the Facts
The complainant filed a criminal complaint against a district judge and unknown persons for abuse of office, forgery of documents, and possibly fraud. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Canton of Valais ordered non-initiation of the criminal proceedings. The complainant unsuccessfully appealed this order before the Cantonal Court of Valais, which did not enter into the appeal. She then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_664/2025: Decision on the Independent Appealability of Interim Orders and Legal Interest in a Case of Organizational Defect
Summary of the Facts
A.________ AG (complainant) requested the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich to establish an organizational defect of B.________ AG (respondent). The Commercial Court confirmed the defect and appointed a custodian, whose costs it later approved. The complainant filed a civil law complaint against the rejection of access to files and against the approval of custodian costs.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_599/2024: Judgment Concerning Fiber Optic Connections of the City of Zurich
Summary of the Facts
The City of Zurich operates a broadband network via ewz with the so-called "four-fiber model", whereby ewz as provider offers, among others, the products ewz.FLL (Layer 1) and ewz.FCS (Layer 2). The prices for these products are set unilaterally and uniformly by ewz for all providers. A.________ AG, a service provider, requested a discount and adjustment of prices due to allegedly discriminatory pricing, as the more sophisticated product ewz.FCS was offered cheaper than ewz.FLL.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_234/2025: Decision on Mutual Assistance According to CH-US DTA and StAhiG in Connection with Bank Accounts Without Proof of US Tax Compliance
Summary of the Facts
The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) provided information on accounts of Bank E.________ with US reference in response to a mutual assistance request from the US tax authority (IRS), which did not include proof of US tax compliance. Affected was in particular an account of A.________ Limited. The lower instance, the Federal Administrative Court, rejected assistance on the grounds that the presumed relevance of the information was not given due to the lack of a concretely named affected person. The FTA appealed against this to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
1C_729/2025: Access to Documents and Information About Hired Candidate
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, whose application for a lawyer position at the Office de la circulation et de la navigation of the Canton of Fribourg (OCN) was rejected, requested access to certain documents and information about the hired candidate according to the cantonal law on information and access to documents (LInf). The OCN refused disclosure citing the protectable private interest of the selected candidate. The cantonal authorities up to the Administrative Court rejected the legal remedies filed. The complainant finally appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
6B_952/2025: Inadmissibility of the Complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.A.________ filed a complaint against a judgment of the Chambre pénale de recours of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva, which found his remedy against an order of the Tribunal de police of the Canton of Geneva inadmissible. The dispute concerned the opposition to a penal order originally issued against B.A.________, the wife of A.A.________. A.A.________ claimed that he was the actual driver of the vehicle and the penal order was mistakenly addressed to his wife.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
6B_618/2025: Judgment Regarding Multiple Sexual Acts with Children and Multiple Sexual Coercion
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was accused of repeatedly committing sexual acts on his stepson B.________ between 2011 and 2015. The Cantonal Court of St. Gallen found him guilty of multiple sexual acts with children and multiple sexual coercion and sentenced him to a conditional prison sentence of 24 months, a fine of 500 francs, and a ten-year ban on working with minors. Furthermore, A.________ had to pay compensation to B.________.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_35/2025: Inadmissibility of Recusal Requests in Rental Proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The complainant (a Sàrl) requested during a rental dispute the comprehensive recusal of the members of the Tribunal des baux et loyers of the Canton of Geneva and a delegation of the Civil Court which decided on the recusal requests. The main reason was an alleged irregularity in the composition of the court. The complainant argued, inter alia, that the participation of judge C.________ in the delegation constituted a violation of Art. 47 para. 1 lit. b CPC, as an "identical case" existed. The lower instances (Tribunal des baux et loyers and Civil Chamber of the Geneva Court of Appeal) declared the recusal requests partially inadmissible and otherwise dismissed them. The complainant then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_620/2025: Judgment on the Allocation of a Student to Secondary Level B
Summary of the Facts
The student A.A., whose school grade average in the winter semester 2024/2025 was 4.5, was assigned by the school board U. to secondary level B. This decision was confirmed by the district council Bülach and finally by the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich. The student, represented by his father, filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court. He challenged the allocation as well as the alleged violation of his fundamental rights, including his right to be heard, consideration of the child's welfare, and protection against discrimination.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.