Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSCS) 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 in the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments individually tailored to your areas of law.
4A_497/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding definitive debt enforcement
Summary of the facts
In the dispute over the definitive debt enforcement of a claim of CHF 400 (plus interest and CHF 59.45), the appellant (A.________) filed an opposition. The first instance (Justice of the Peace of the District of Aigle) granted the definitive debt enforcement on June 5, 2025. The appeal filed against this was dismissed by the Court of Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy of the Vaud Cantonal Court by decision of September 18, 2025.
Summary of the considerations
- R.3.1: The Federal Supreme Court examines the admissibility of the appeal ex officio. The ordinary legal remedy in civil matters requires a dispute value threshold of CHF 30,000 (Art. 74 para. 1 lit. b FCSC Act). This threshold can only be deviated from in cases involving a question of fundamental legal importance. These conditions are to be interpreted restrictively and are not met here. - R.3.2: The three alleged fundamental questions raised by the appellant merely concern the application of existing case law to the individual case and do not meet the requirements for a fundamental question pursuant to Art. 74 para. 2 lit. a FCSC Act. The dispute value thus remains below the relevant threshold, whereby the appeal is treated as a subsidiary constitutional complaint. - R.4.1.1: The subsidiary constitutional complaint ground requires the explicit allegation of a violation of constitutional rights. The appellant has not done so, and his submissions are insufficiently substantiated. - R.4.1.2: The appellant's criticism of the factual findings of the lower court does not meet the Federal Supreme Court’s requirements for substantiating a violation of the prohibition of arbitrariness (Art. 9 BV). - R.4.2: Since the appellant has not properly and sufficiently substantiated his complaints under civil law, the appeal is declared inadmissible pursuant to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b and Art. 117 FCSC Act in simplified procedure.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is declared inadmissible, the court costs are imposed on the appellant, and no party compensation is awarded.
4D_24/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding provisional debt enforcement
Summary of the facts
A.________ AG (appellant) appealed against the presidential order of the Superior Court of the Canton of Zug, which had not admitted an appeal against the provisional debt enforcement in favor of B.________ SA (respondent) in a debt collection proceeding. The appeal to the Federal Supreme Court was rejected, among other reasons, due to insufficient reasoning.
Summary of the considerations
1. The Cantonal Court of Zug had granted the respondent provisional debt enforcement in the amount of CHF 29,000 plus interest. The Superior Court of the Canton of Zug did not admit the appellant's appeal due to insufficient reasoning. The appellant then turned to the Federal Supreme Court.
2. The Federal Supreme Court found that the appellant’s submission did not meet the reasoning requirements according to Art. 42 para. 2 and Art. 106 para. 2 FCSC Act. The appeal did not satisfy formal or substantive requirements and was handled in the simplified procedure according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b FCSC Act. The appeal was not admitted.
3. As a result, the appellant was ordered to pay costs, while the respondent was not awarded party compensation due to lack of expenses.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed, court costs were imposed on the appellant, and no party compensation was awarded.
5A_378/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding provisional suspension of visitation rights
Summary of the facts
In the context of a pending appeal procedure regarding a matrimonial protection order of the District Court of Horgen (dated August 18, 2025), the Superior Court of the Canton of Zurich decided on April 20, 2026, to provisionally suspend the appellant’s visitation rights due to a danger report from the primary school. At the same time, a legal representative for the children was appointed and deadlines for submissions and reporting were set.
Summary of the considerations
The appeal in civil matters is generally admissible because an irreparable disadvantage is possible. However, regarding provisional measures, the appellant can only assert constitutional complaints and must clearly and in detail justify them. No violation of the prohibition of arbitrariness, the right to family life, or the obligation to provide reasons is recognized. The lower court reasonably explained that the suspension was justified based on the allegations (including physical violence and school absenteeism of the children) and the necessary investigations until the facts are clarified. The requirements for the obligation to provide reasons were met. The suspension is not recognized as arbitrariness because it is temporary and factually justified. No violation of the right to family life exists, as the child’s welfare takes precedence. The requests for suspensive effect and provisional measures become moot. Due to lack of prospects of success, legal aid is denied. Court costs are imposed on the appellant.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is dismissed and the request for legal aid is also dismissed. Court costs of CHF 2,000 are imposed on the appellant.
4A_499/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding abusive reasoning
Summary of the facts
A debtor (appellant) filed an appeal against a decision of the lower court which had declared his appeal against the definitive debt enforcement in a debt collection proceeding inadmissible.
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6B_189/2024: Non-admission of the appeal regarding defamation
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ was convicted by the police court of the District of Lausanne by judgment of March 28, 2023, for defamation under Art. 303 Swiss Criminal Code, to a monetary penalty of 70 daily rates of CHF 20 each, conditionally suspended for two years. He appealed this judgment, which was dismissed by the criminal appeal chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court on November 20, 2023, confirming the first instance judgment. A.________ had reported B.________, a lawyer, multiple times although he knew of his innocence.
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4A_561/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding the validity of the extraordinary termination
Summary of the facts
In a tenancy dispute between A.________ SA (landlord) and B.________ SA (tenant), the issue concerned the validity of an extraordinary termination of the lease by the landlord pursuant to Art. 257f para. 3 CO. The termination concerned the use of a garden area and parking spaces. The extraordinary termination was made after the tenant made structural changes without permission. The lower court declared the termination invalid, which the landlord did not accept.
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8C_722/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding advance payment of costs in a disability insurance procedure
Summary of the facts
The appellant had filed an appeal against a decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz concerning disability insurance. In the procedure, her request for legal aid was denied. She was requested to pay an advance on costs within a deadline, which she did not do even after the grace period expired. Instead, she requested a reconsideration of the legal aid application.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_285/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding permissible rent level of real estate
Summary of the facts
A.________, new owner of real estate in Collonge-Bellerive, challenged a decision of the cantonal office for housing and land planning, according to which the rent ceiling regulated by the LGL/GE for the respective properties was reduced to CHF 406,320. A.________ filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court against the subsequent dismissive decision of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva.
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5A_387/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding bankruptcy warning
Summary of the facts
In the debt collection procedure No. xxx of the Debt Collection Office Basel-Stadt, A.________ GmbH in liquidation was served a bankruptcy warning on September 10, 2025. Both the civil court as lower supervisory authority and the Court of Appeal Basel-Stadt as higher supervisory authority over the debt enforcement and bankruptcy office did not admit the complaints filed against this due to insufficient reasoning. A.________ GmbH then turned to the Federal Supreme Court on May 5, 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4D_47/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding suspension of enforcement
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against the decision of the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen, which had rejected a request for suspension of enforcement. The single judge of the Federal Supreme Court dealt with the case. A.________ repeatedly requested suspensive effect and reconsideration, which were refused.
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5A_386/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding denial of justice
Summary of the facts
The appellant, who repeatedly turned to the Federal Supreme Court, filed a denial of justice complaint against the Superior Court of the Canton of Bern. The court had informed him that there was currently no challengeable decision of the Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB), and therefore would no longer consider his submissions. The appellant requested that the Federal Supreme Court establish denial of justice and order the Superior Court to issue a formal, challengeable decision.
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7B_1361/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding the admissibility of an interim decision
Summary of the facts
The present procedure concerns the appeal of an appellant (A.________) against a decision of the Criminal Chamber of the Fribourg Cantonal Court dated November 19, 2025, which lifted a previously issued discontinuation order by the Prefect of the District of Glâne and remanded the matter to the Prefect for continuation of the criminal proceedings.
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5A_1109/2025: Approval of the appeal regarding psychiatric assessment in adult protection
Summary of the facts
The subject of the proceedings was a psychiatric assessment ordered by the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant (TPAE) of the Canton of Geneva within the framework of an adult protection measure concerning A.________. The appellant, who was in a difficult social and health situation, initially challenged this order before the Chambre de surveillance of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva, which dismissed the appeal. The psychiatric assessment was intended in particular to clarify whether the appellant suffered from mental disorders, which protective measures might be necessary, and whether he was able to manage his affairs himself. A.________ filed an appeal against this with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_258/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding household tax
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ was requested by Serafe AG to pay a household tax including ancillary costs. After a failed legal objection and dismissal of the appeal by the Federal Office of Communications (BAKOM) and the Federal Administrative Court, A.________ turned to the Federal Supreme Court. He raised objections concerning the editorial content of SRG but did not request exemption from the household tax.
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7B_85/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding non-initiation of criminal proceedings and legal aid
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed several criminal complaints against the property managers of his rental apartment for "incitement to criminal offenses" and violations of tenant protection (Art. 325quater Swiss Criminal Code). The public prosecutor's office of the Canton of Schaffhausen did not initiate proceedings. The Superior Court of the Canton of Schaffhausen did not admit the supplementary requests and rejected the requests for legal aid. It also required a security deposit of CHF 800 per proceeding. A.________ challenged these decisions before the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_716/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding pension entitlement under disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, filed an appeal against a decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz, which dealt with a pension entitlement under disability insurance. After filing the appeal, the Federal Supreme Court requested the appellant to pay an advance on costs, which was not done within the deadline. Even after a grace period, no advance was paid, and the Federal Supreme Court did not admit the appeal.
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1C_62/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding building permit for partial expansion of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel
Summary of the facts
Blausee AG filed an appeal in public law matters against the building permit of the Federal Office of Transport (FOT) for the partial expansion of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel, which involves the expansion of the western tube with a temporary installation site near Mitholz. Blausee AG, operating a fish farm, raised particularly water protection and contamination concerns, as fish deaths had occurred in the past and possibly contaminated material was present within the project perimeter.
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8C_12/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed an appeal against the decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz dated December 30, 2025. She filed a request for legal aid, which was rejected on March 3, 2026. She was requested to pay an advance on costs within a non-extendable grace period; otherwise, the appeal would not be admitted.
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7B_1312/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding unsealing of a mobile phone
Summary of the facts
A.________ is suspected of having violated the Narcotics Act. During a house search on July 18, 2025, his mobile phone was seized and subsequently sealed. The public prosecutor’s office of the Canton of Basel-Stadt requested unsealing, which the cantonal coercive measures court approved. A.________ filed an appeal against this with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4F_7/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding the revision request
Summary of the facts
The petitioner requested the revision of a Federal Supreme Court judgment (4D_155/2024), alleging that significant facts had been disregarded and violations of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and court composition rules had occurred.
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8F_1/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding a revision request
Summary of the facts
The petitioner A.________ filed a revision request against a judgment dated December 16, 2025, with the Federal Supreme Court. At the same time, she requested legal aid. This request was rejected and she was given a deadline to pay an advance on costs.
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2C_270/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding residence permit under Art. 14 para. 2 AsylG
Summary of the facts
A.________, a Pakistani national, applied for a residence permit under Art. 14 para. 2 Asylum Act after his asylum application as well as several reconsideration requests and expulsion decisions were rejected. The cantonal authorities did not admit the application. The lower courts confirmed this decision, and A.________ filed an appeal in public law matters with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_509/2024: Approval of the appeal regarding building permits and sewage project
Summary of the facts
A.________, owner of a neighboring property, opposes several building permits of the Horw municipal council and subsequent decisions of the Lucerne Cantonal Court concerning the construction of a development with seven apartment buildings by B.________ and C.________ AG. The dispute also concerns the sewage project and related permits. The Federal Supreme Court mainly dealt with procedural and legal issues regarding a building permit and the sewage permit.
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5A_215/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding placement in an institution
Summary of the facts
A.________ was placed in an institution by the decision of the Justice de paix of the Jura-Nord vaudois district dated November 26, 2025, due to a schizoaffective mixed state, anorexia nervosa, mild cognitive impairment, and a personality disorder. This judgment confirmed a prior measure from April 9, 2025. The appeal of A.________ against this decision was dismissed on January 29, 2026, by the Chambre des curatelles of the Vaud Cantonal Court. A.________ finally filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_323/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding building permit for construction project
Summary of the facts
B.________ SA applied to the Canton of Geneva for a building permit for a project that includes the construction of three buildings with 22 residential units, geothermal probes, solar collectors, an underground parking lot, and the felling of trees. The building permit was granted on February 14, 2023, and again on December 6, 2023. A.________ SA filed an appeal, which was dismissed both before the Tribunal administratif de première instance and the Chambre administrative of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva. A.________ SA requested the Federal Supreme Court to overturn these decisions, with particular dispute over the width of the fire department access and the treatment of areas of minor constructions (constructions de peu d’importance, CDPI).
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9C_164/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding tax evasion
Summary of the facts
A.________ was accused by the tax administration of the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden of having undeclared income of CHF 3,392,500 in the 2014 tax period. This income was related to his involvement in a planned takeover of B.________ SA. The tax administration accused him of completed tax evasion and imposed corresponding fines. The Appellate Court of Appenzell Ausserrhoden confirmed the conviction.
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7B_501/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding extension of preventive detention
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the Criminal Court Basel-Stadt on November 28, 2025, among other charges, for deprivation of liberty and multiple threats, and sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. This was suspended in favor of a stationary therapeutic measure pursuant to Art. 59 para. 1 Swiss Criminal Code. At the same time, preventive detention was ordered, which was last extended by the Court of Appeal Basel-Stadt on March 18, 2026, until the decision in the appeal proceedings. A.________ challenged this extension before the Federal Supreme Court, requesting his release or at least substitute measures.
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5A_853/2024: Non-admission of the appeal regarding maintenance contributions after divorce
Summary of the facts
A.A.________ (husband) and B.A.________ (wife), married since 1993, have two now adult children. The separation took place on January 1, 2020. The husband filed a unilateral divorce claim with the competent first instance court on January 10, 2022. The wife applied for monthly maintenance contributions. The first instance court awarded her graduated maintenance contributions until the end of November 2031 in its judgment of April 17, 2024 (corrected on June 7, 2024). The husband’s appeal led to a shortening of the maintenance period to the end of January 2031.
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1C_60/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding building application in Lugano
Summary of the facts
The case concerns a building application procedure in the city of Lugano on two parcels in zone R2B (residential zone, very extensive). A neighbor (C.________) planned the restructuring of a building and further construction, which led to objections by A.________ and B.________. The municipal authorities and the canton partially approved the building plans, while the Administrative Court of the Canton of Ticino dismissed the neighbors’ appeal.
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8C_590/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding entitlement to a disability pension
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ registered with the IV office of Lucerne due to persistent foot problems from 2018. A multidisciplinary expert report by SMAB AG, St. Gallen, concluded a 10% reduction in earning capacity, which did not constitute a qualifying degree of disability. Therefore, the IV office rejected the pension entitlement with a decision dated July 1, 2024. The Lucerne Cantonal Court subsequently rejected the appeal against this.
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5A_376/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding designation of the guardian in child protection proceedings
Summary of the facts
The KESB of the city of Zurich focused on regulating child protection concerning the three children of A.________ (appellant) and B.________ (respondent). With three parallel decisions, guardianships were established and C.________ was appointed as guardian. In the present proceedings, it was only about the designation of this guardian. The appeal of the mother was dismissed by the District Council and the Superior Court as far as it was admitted.
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8C_431/2025: Partial approval of the appeal regarding disability pension
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________, formerly employed in watchmaking, applied in March 2021 for disability insurance benefits due to incapacity for work caused by neck problems. After various investigations, the cantonal disability insurance office (IV) initially granted a full pension from October 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022, and then a quarter pension from May 1, 2022. An appeal against this was rejected by the Bern Cantonal Administrative Court. The appellant then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
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4A_421/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding definitive debt enforcement
Summary of the facts
A.________ opposed a payment order of CHF 76,424.85 and filed an opposition. The definitive debt enforcement was granted by the District Court of Aigle on April 15, 2025, based on a final judgment serving as a definitive debt enforcement title under Art. 80 para. 1 DEBA. The appeal against this decision was declared inadmissible by the cantonal instance on July 30, 2025, due to insufficient reasoning. A.________ filed an appeal in civil matters with the Federal Supreme Court and requested the annulment of the contested decision, a finding of admissibility of his cantonal appeal, and remand to the lower court for a new ruling.
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5A_502/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding curatorship and legal capacity
Summary of the facts
A.________, a man born in 1935, resides in the Canton of Valais. Due to repeated financial transactions to unknown third parties and suspicion of fraud (particularly "romance fraud"), the Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) of Martigny and St-Maurice initiated a curatorship. A psychiatric assessment found that A.________ had cognitive impairments that prevented him from independently managing his financial and administrative affairs. The KESB issued a curatorship and restricted A.________'s civil legal capacity. The appellant challenged these decisions.
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8C_199/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding payment of daily allowances and cost coverage
Summary of the facts
An employee (A.________), compulsorily insured with INSAI, had an accident while working as a smith. INSAI initially granted benefits but declared the entitlement terminated as of November 1, 2025. A.________ unsuccessfully requested restoration of suspensive effect before the lower court. With an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court, he requested continuation of daily allowances and coverage of treatment costs by INSAI.
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1C_674/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding renewal of election results of the Zurich Cantonal Council
Summary of the facts
The renewal elections of the Zurich Cantonal Council took place on February 12, 2023. Isabel Garcia, elected on the list of the Green Liberal Party (GLP), switched to the FDP after the election. This party change one day after the deadline for appeals gave rise to legal review of whether the electorate had been misled. The appeal proceeded through several instances and ultimately concerned the admissibility of the confirmation of the election results.
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5A_182/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding maintenance contributions in matrimonial protection proceedings
Summary of the facts
The parties A.________ and B.________ filed mutual appeals against the first-instance arrangement on maintenance contributions and other property law aspects within matrimonial protection measures. The lower court adjusted the maintenance regulations, which was challenged by the wife. She requested, among other things, higher maintenance contributions for herself and the children and criticized the consideration of certain income and expense items.
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