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 each time. The full 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 legal fields.
7B_1361/2024: Non-admission of the complaint concerning qualified embezzlement and creditor harm through asset depletion
Summary of the Facts
A.________, managing director and board member of B.________ Holding AG, was accused of violating the asset interests of B.________ Holding AG and its creditors by selling the entire share capital of B.________ AG as well as a loan claim amounting to CHF 2.5 million for merely CHF 1.-- to C.________ AG. These actions led to a massive reduction of the liability base and are said to have aimed at granting a financial advantage to related companies (e.g., C.________ AG, D.________ AG) as well as to himself.
Summary of the Considerations
The complaint meets the admissibility requirements pursuant to Art. 80, 81, 90, and 100 BGG. The lower court plausibly explained that the defendant's sale of the loan claim for CHF 1.-- to C.________ AG constituted a breach of duty and a financial loss for B.________ Holding AG. The paintings in the possession of B.________ AG, which formed the bankruptcy estate of the company, presumably had considerable value, indicating partial value retention of the Holding AG’s claim. The claim would have generated proceeds in the bankruptcy proceedings in the order of several hundred thousand francs. The complainant’s objection that the claim was completely worthless was dismissed as unfounded. The second subject of attack, creditor harm through asset depletion (Art. 164 SCC), was also considered fulfilled because B.________ Holding AG sold assets at a symbolic price without equivalent consideration. In sentencing, the lower court assessed the penalty based on an objective offense amount of several hundred thousand francs and due to slight culpability. The Federal Supreme Court concurred with this assessment. A suspended sentence was rejected due to the complainant’s relevant prior conviction and lack of insight into the illegality of his actions.
Summary of the Dispositive
The complaint is dismissed and court costs amounting to CHF 3,000.-- are imposed on the complainant.
8C_137/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning retroactive payment of support benefits
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, born in 1960, received social assistance benefits from Hospice général from August 1, 2017, to March 31, 2025, and received an old-age and survivors’ insurance (AHV) pension from September 1, 2024, as well as supplementary benefits from April 1, 2025. On June 27, 2024, she submitted a medical certificate certifying lactose intolerance and diabetes. Based on this, support for a special diet was granted from January 1, 2024. By application of August 8, 2024, she requested retroactive payment of this support benefit from 2018, which was rejected by the Centre d'action sociale (CAS) decision of January 14, 2025, and confirmed on appeal by Hospice général on August 29, 2025. The complaint to the Chambre administrative of the Cour de Justice de Genève was dismissed on January 20, 2026.
Summary of the Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court recalled that complaints must meet the requirements pursuant to Art. 42 para. 2 BGG and that the complainant was informed of this by letter dated February 19, 2026. However, she did not respond to the notification. Pursuant to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG, complaints insufficiently reasoned may be dismissed in a simplified procedure without substantive examination. The complaint’s reasoning must explain according to Art. 42 BGG how the contested decision is unlawful. The complainant did not present substantiated arguments to legally challenge the lower court’s considerations. The contested decision was based on cantonal law. The complainant did not provide sufficient indications of arbitrary application of these provisions. The requirements according to Art. 42 para. 2 and Art. 106 para. 2 BGG were not met. Considering the circumstances, court costs were waived.
Summary of the Dispositive
The Federal Supreme Court did not admit the complaint and did not impose court costs.
8C_134/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning repayment of child allowances
Summary of the Facts
The complainant appealed against the judgment of the Insurance Court of the Canton of Aargau of January 26, 2026, which confirmed the recovery of unlawfully received child allowances from unemployment compensation by the respondent (Syna Unemployment Fund) in the amount of CHF 3,706.75. The lower court relied on the coordination regulation between AVIG and FamZG and dismissed the complainant’s appeal.
Summary of the Considerations
- E.1: According to Art. 95 and Art. 97 para. 1 BGG, the complaint may allege violation of federal law. It is required that the complaint substantively explains how the lower court violated the law. A general denial is insufficient. - E.2: The lower court found that the entitlement to child allowances lay not with the complainant but with her employed husband. Due to false information by the complainant regarding employment relationships, the unlawfulness remained unnoticed. The recovery was compliant with federal law. - E.3: The complainant did not sufficiently explain how the lower court violated her procedural rights. Her reasoning does not meet the legal requirements. - E.4: Due to insufficient reasoning, the complaint is not admitted in the simplified procedure pursuant to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG. - E.5: Pursuant to Art. 66 para. 1 sentence 2 BGG, court costs are waived.
Summary of the Dispositive
The Federal Supreme Court did not admit the complaint and waived the collection of court costs.
4A_288/2025: Dismissal of the complaint concerning termination of the lease agreement
Summary of the Facts
The complainant (tenant) disputed the termination of her lease by the respondent (landlord) regarding an apartment in Geneva. The landlord justified the termination with the intention to sell the property. The tenant claimed that the termination was abusive (notably as “retaliatory termination” or “termination for the purpose of sale”) and had disastrous personal consequences for her. The lower courts declared the termination valid but granted an extension of the tenancy. The Federal Supreme Court mainly dealt with the question of whether the termination violates the rules of good faith.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_591/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning suspension of a naturalization procedure
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________ applied for facilitated naturalization in 2022. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) suspended the procedure in 2025 due to ongoing criminal proceedings in Germany against B.________ GmbH, whose managing director is the complainant. A.________ demands the lifting of the suspension and the completion of the naturalization procedure. The Federal Administrative Court dismissed his complaint.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_597/2025: Partial granting of the complaint concerning pension decision of disability insurance
Summary of the Facts
The respondent, born in 1965, registered with the disability insurance (DI) in 2010. A pension decision from 2014 confirmed a 20% degree of disability and rejected a pension. In 2017, a full disability pension was granted retroactively from 2015. In 2020, the DI office found new evidence and initiated a procedural revision under Art. 53 para. 1 ATSG, leading to the revocation of the 2017 pension decision in 2024. The Insurance Court of St. Gallen subsequently annulled this decision in 2025. The DI office appealed to the Federal Supreme Court, requesting restoration of the 2024 decision or a material pension revision.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_162/2026: Granting of the complaint concerning building permit for agricultural hangar
Summary of the Facts
The subject of the proceedings was the granting of a building permit for the construction of an agricultural hangar on a parcel in Bourg-en-Lavaux, which was challenged by several persons. The lower court, the cantonal administrative court of the Canton of Vaud, dismissed the opponents’ complaint and confirmed the building permit and the granted cantonal special permits.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_124/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning forced medication in criminal law
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________ was acquitted by the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Basel-Stadt due to criminal irresponsibility of various offenses and placed under inpatient therapeutic measures according to Art. 59 para. 1 SCC. During execution, various orders for forced medication were issued, most recently by the Department of Justice and Security of Basel-Stadt by decision dated March 17, 2025. A.________ filed a complaint against this, which was examined both before the lower court (Court of Appeal Basel-Stadt) and before the Federal Supreme Court, in particular regarding the underlying expert report and the proportionality of the measure.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_592/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning unfair competition in personnel leasing
Summary of the Facts
The respondent (B.________ AG) accuses the complainant (A.________ AG) of unfair competition. This concerns, among other things, inappropriate contract terms in deployment contracts for temporary employees, namely disregard of written form requirements, lack of compensation for on-call duty, and unauthorized contractual documents. The lower court (Higher Court of the Canton of Zug, single judge) issued precautionary measures in favor of the respondent, against which the complainant appealed to the Federal Supreme Court and challenged the issuance of these measures.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_315/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning denial of justice in a maintenance matter
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________, mother of a child with severe autism, applied to the authority of Montagnes and Val-de-Ruz for clarification of jurisdiction and determination of maintenance contributions for her child. However, she did not receive a judgment. On February 24, 2026, she filed a complaint for denial of justice and excessive delay. This request was dismissed by the lower court on March 18, 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_342/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning withdrawal of the complaint
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed complaint 7B_342/2026 against a judgment of the president of the criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal and Revision of the Canton of Geneva. On February 11, 2026, A.________ declared the withdrawal of the complaint. The point of dispute was the timeliness of the appeal notification.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_426/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning extension of a supplementary protection certificate for Atezolizumab
Summary of the Facts
The complainants, A.________ Inc. and B.________ LLC, applied to the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE) for an extension of the supplementary protection certificate (SPC) for the active ingredient Atezolizumab by six months. The IGE did not proceed with the request due to lack of timely submission of a required confirmation from the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (according to Art. 140n para. 1 lit. a PatG and Art. 127b para. 2 lit. c PatV) and due to the missed deadline. The lower court, the Federal Administrative Court, upheld this decision. The complainants filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_12/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning sentencing for traffic violations
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was sentenced by the Cantonal Court of Glarus on February 12, 2025, to four years of imprisonment and a conditional fine of 40 daily rates for multiple qualified gross and gross violations of traffic rules pursuant to Art. 90 para. 2 and para. 3 SVG. The Higher Court of the Canton of Glarus confirmed the judgment with minor adjustments. A.________ challenged the sentencing before the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_215/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning active legitimation and assignment
Summary of the Facts
A.________ SA demanded joint payment from B.________ AG and notary C.________ of a sum based on a claim allegedly assigned to it. The dispute concerns the active legitimation of A.________ SA, derived from an assignment of a claim by D.________ Sàrl in 2015. The lower courts considered the proof of this assignment as failed.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_216/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning procedural prerequisites in disability insurance
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, represented by her father, filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court against an interlocutory decision of the Federal Administrative Court. The interlocutory decision concerned the dismissal of a recusal request. The Federal Administrative Court had previously addressed the complainant’s entitlement to helplessness allowance for minors. The submissions of the complainant were insufficiently reasoned from the Federal Supreme Court’s perspective.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_85/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning exchange contract
Summary of the Facts
The complainant filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, against a judgment of the Basel-Landschaft Cantonal Court dated October 21, 2025. The complaint concerned a decision in a dispute regarding an exchange contract. On March 9, 2026, the complainant withdrew the complaint. The respondent then requested an award of party compensation for expenses already incurred in view of a complaint response.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_979/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning unlawful acquisition of social benefits
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, A.A.________, was found guilty by the District Court Broye and Nord Vaud on February 21, 2025 (corrected on March 7, 2025) of unlawful acquisition of social insurance or social assistance benefits, obstruction of official acts, and violation of the police regulations of his municipality. He was sentenced to 30 days of imprisonment and a fine of 30 daily rates of CHF 30 each, as well as a fine of CHF 300. The lower court confirmed this judgment on July 30, 2025. The complainant denied that his son had lived in his household during the disputed period, although the received social benefits were based on this.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_991/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning obstruction of measures to establish driving incapacity
Summary of the Facts
The respondent, A.________, was involved in a traffic accident causing property damage of CHF 1,245.–. She reported the accident to the police several hours later, although in the meantime she neither ensured the damage repair nor informed the police promptly. The District Court Einsiedeln (first instance) convicted her of obstruction of measures to establish driving incapacity and other offenses. The Cantonal Court Schwyz (second instance) acquitted her of the obstruction charge, which the public prosecutor challenged by complaint to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6F_40/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning revision request
Summary of the Facts
The applicant filed a revision request against several Federal Supreme Court judgments. It concerned dismissal of the criminal complaint (6B_14/2025 of March 27, 2025) as well as non-admission decisions in two later revision proceedings (6F_16/2025 and 6F_27/2025). The original criminal proceedings resulted in a conviction of the applicant for gross violation of traffic rules due to insufficient distance while following another vehicle.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_108/2026: Granting of the complaint concerning provisional representation and asset administration
Summary of the Facts
A.________, born in 1943, was assigned a provisional representation and asset administration curatorship by the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant of the Canton of Geneva (TPAE). Among other measures, access to bank accounts and safe deposit boxes was restricted, and the appointed guardian was authorized to inspect the curatee's mail. A complaint against this with a request for restoration of suspensive effect was rejected on January 16, 2026, by the president of the supervisory authority of the Geneva Cour de justice. A.________ then addressed the Federal Supreme Court on February 2, 2026, requesting annulment of this decision and restoration of the suspensive effect.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_155/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning unemployment daily allowances
Summary of the Facts
The complainant appealed against the decision of the Insurance Court of the Canton of Solothurn, which confirmed the cessation of payment of unemployment daily allowances by the Public Unemployment Fund of the Canton of Solothurn. The reason was the finding that the complainant’s daily earnings since his employment with B.________ AG exceeded the daily allowance and thus no loss of earnings within the meaning of Art. 8 para. 1 lit. b AVIG existed.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_214/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning entitlement to disability pension
Summary of the Facts
The complainant filed a complaint against the judgment of the Insurance Court of the Canton of Aargau dated January 29, 2026, which denied entitlement to a disability pension. The point of dispute was whether the lower court violated federal law or whether the factual findings were manifestly incorrect.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_783/2024: Non-admission of the complaint concerning admissibility of evidence in house searches
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.A.________ was accused by penal order of multiple violations of the Narcotics Act. After objections and convictions in the first two instances, the case reached the Federal Supreme Court. A.A.________ particularly challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained during house searches and in connection with an anonymous report as well as statements by his sister.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_71/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning labor law dispute
Summary of the Facts
This judgment concerns a labor law dispute between the complainant A.________ Sàrl and the respondents B.________ and the SYNA unemployment fund. The complainant filed a complaint against a judgment of the Cour d'appel civile of the Cantonal Tribunal of the Canton of Vaud dated January 5, 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_410/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning maintenance obligation
Summary of the Facts
In a family law context, the complainant A.A.________ was ordered to pay monthly maintenance contributions to his wife as well as a provisio ad litem. Despite final judgments, he refused the payments. After further court proceedings, A.A.________ finally requested discharge from the debt through a so-called “Action en libération de dette.” Both the first instance and the cantonal court dismissed this claim.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_197/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning disability insurance
Summary of the Facts
The complainant filed a complaint against the decision of the DI office Lucerne. The Cantonal Court Lucerne did not admit the administrative court complaint because the required cost advance was not paid within the deadline despite rejection of the request for legal aid and denial of an extension of the deadline.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_715/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning claim for damages
Summary of the Facts
A.________ and B.________ sold a property to C.________ and D.________ by purchase contract in 2016. The transfer of ownership was delayed due to disputes over fulfillment of contractual payment conditions. The buyers filed two lawsuits. The first was dismissed by the District Court Zurich in 2020. In the second proceedings, new documents, including a payment promise, were submitted. The District Court then did not admit the case due to res iudicata. The lower court overturned this decision and ultimately awarded ownership to the buyers.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_149/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning revision of a penal order
Summary of the Facts
A.________ was convicted by a final penal order dated April 30, 2024, for breach of trust, embezzlement, and forgery of documents. The sentence included a suspended fine of 90 daily rates at CHF 150 and a fine of CHF 1,200. The revision of the penal order requested by A.________ was declared inadmissible by the cantonal court of the Canton of Valais by decision dated January 21, 2026. A.________ filed a criminal complaint and a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Supreme Court against this decision.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_215/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning forgery of documents and false accusation
Summary of the Facts
The complainant was convicted by the Cantonal Court St. Gallen for forgery of documents and false accusation to a conditionally enforceable fine of 100 daily rates of CHF 30 each. She appealed to the Federal Supreme Court. She requested annulment of the lower court judgment or referral of the case for re-assessment. Among other things, she alleged violation of her right to be heard and arbitrariness in the evaluation of evidence.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_369/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning extension of pre-trial detention
Summary of the Facts
The complainant (A.________) filed a complaint against the decision of the Cantonal Court Lucerne dated March 11, 2026, which concerned the extension of pre-trial detention. The complainant challenged the allegations against him in a general manner and made hardly comprehensible claims about an alleged cover-up of offenses by cantonal authorities.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_556/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning helplessness allowance of AHV during residential care
Summary of the Facts
A.________, born in 1942, has lived in a residential and nursing center since October 2023 and suffers from dementia with cognitive impairments. He applied for the AHV helplessness allowance in November 2023, which was rejected by the compensation office of the Canton of St. Gallen both in January 2024 and after a renewed application in October 2024 (decisions of January 17, 2024, and January 9, 2025). He appealed the respective objection decision (dated May 7, 2025), which was dismissed by the Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_81/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning rent and compensation
Summary of the Facts
The complainant A.________ appealed against a judgment of the Geneva Tribunal des baux et loyers dated January 13, 2025, which obliged her to vacate an apartment including ancillary rooms and to pay compensation of CHF 40,200 for unlawful use. The appellate court (Chambre des baux et loyers of the Cour de justice Genève) dismissed the appeal on December 19, 2025. It was argued that the lease contract concluded between the parties was still valid, although the complainant had ceased paying rent since October 2023.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_743/2025: Granting of the complaint concerning revocation of professional license
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, a doctor practicing in the Canton of Vaud, was confronted with an immediate revocation order of his professional license due to criminal proceedings concerning allegations of sexual abuse and violations of the Narcotics Act. During the criminal proceedings, it was established that the allegations which led to the opening of the investigation were unfounded. However, accusations regarding consumption and distribution of narcotics and another open accusation of sexual abuse from 2020 remained. The complainant requested the lifting of the immediate measure.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_291/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning super-provisional measures for grandparents
Summary of the Facts
The complainant, grandmother of a minor child (daughter of her son who does not have custody), appealed a decision of the “Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant” of the Canton of Geneva dated October 2, 2025. She had requested to be granted a personal visitation right and to order super-provisional measures in the form of strict contact. The lower court, the “Chambre de surveillance de la Cour de justice” of the Canton of Geneva, dismissed this request by decision dated February 24, 2026. She appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8F_2/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning revision request for unemployment insurance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ filed a revision request against a Federal Supreme Court judgment of December 10, 2025 (8C_428/2025). The president of the IV public law division of the Federal Supreme Court set a cost advance of CHF 500, which the applicant did not pay within the deadline, not even after a grace period. Instead, he requested exemption from the advance obligation referring to the Disability Discrimination Act (BehiG).
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_1004/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning grievous bodily harm and expulsion
Summary of the Facts
A.A. was convicted by the Tribunal correctionnel of the Lausanne district on November 5, 2024, for grievous bodily harm, simple qualified bodily harm, and unauthorized gainful employment. He received an 18-month prison sentence with a probation period of two years and was expelled from Switzerland for five years. His appeal was dismissed on August 14, 2025, by the Cour d'appel pénale of the Tribunal cantonal Vaudois, as the multiple abuses of his son leading to serious brain injuries and bone fractures were deemed proven.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_96/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning unemployment insurance
Summary of the Facts
The complainant appealed against the non-admission decision of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich dated December 18, 2025. During the Federal Supreme Court proceedings, he failed to pay the required cost advance within the deadline and grace period. Furthermore, his complaint did not meet the minimal legal requirements for reasoning.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_48/2026: Non-admission of the complaint concerning outstanding wage contributions
Summary of the Facts
A.A.________ was the sole shareholder and managing director of B.________ GmbH, which went bankrupt in 2021. The compensation office of the Canton of Zurich claimed damages for outstanding wage contributions. The objection decision reduced the claim to CHF 4,617.–. The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich confirmed this decision. A.A.________ filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint, requesting annulment of the judgment and referral of the case for re-assessment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_930/2025: Non-admission of the complaint concerning attempted simple bodily harm and sentencing
Summary of the Facts
The Cantonal Court St. Gallen convicted A.________ inter alia of attempted simple bodily harm to a conditional fine of 80 daily rates of CHF 100 each and a probation period of two years. It also found a violation of the acceleration requirement. A.________ requested acquittal on the count of attempted simple bodily harm before the Federal Supreme Court, as well as reduction of the fine and compensation for detention. He also requested legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.