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 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 areas of law.
4A_244/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding repayment claims from a contractual relationship
Summary of the facts
B.________ AG (respondent) and A.________ (appellant) had a contractual relationship concerning the development of a construction project and the mediation of a buyer. After the termination of the cooperation, the respondent sued for repayment of CHF 100,000. The lower courts upheld the claim. The appellant, however, raised, in particular, a set-off defense, the interpretation of a contractual clause, and a fundamental error.
Summary of the considerations
- Para. 1: The Federal Supreme Court confirmed its admissibility requirements and held that the appeal meets the formal requirements.
- Para. 2: The requirements for reasoning in court submissions as well as the impossibility of submitting insufficiently substantiated arguments later were examined.
- Para. 3: Regarding his set-off defense, the appellant could not sufficiently substantiate the alleged additional services. The lower courts correctly applied the principle of negotiation and substantiation and rightly refrained from conducting evidentiary proceedings.
- Para. 4: The contractual clause contested by the appellant was correctly interpreted as a repayment clause and not as a contractual penalty. Moreover, the appellant proved neither the excessiveness of the payment obligation nor a fundamental error.
Summary of the dispositive
The dispositive provides for the dismissal of the appeal, whereby the appellant was also ordered to bear the court costs and to compensate the respondent.
5A_1125/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding transfer of ownership in a forced auction
Summary of the facts
The appellants, A.________ (owner of an auctioned property) and B.________ SA (owner of the company affected by the auction), filed separate appeals against the transfer of ownership of their properties. They argued, in particular, that the interest on the respective purchase price had not been fully paid, which violated the requirements of a lawful adjudication. The lower courts declared these appeals inadmissible.
Summary of the considerations
The Federal Supreme Court decided to join the two appeals as they relate to the same facts. The appeals were filed in due time against final decisions in debt enforcement matters, where admissibility does not depend on the amount in dispute. The appellants' claim that the buyer of the properties (adjudicator) did not pay the owed interest was reviewed. It was found that there is no formal decision of the debt enforcement office establishing a default regulation or due date for interest. Without such a decision, the appellants cannot claim that the conditions of adjudication were violated. The Federal Supreme Court stated that even assuming an existing interest claim, there is no basis for annulment of the adjudication as the appellants could not concretely prove any disadvantageous impact. The Federal Supreme Court rejected all arguments presented and confirmed the decisions of the lower courts.
Summary of the dispositive
The Federal Supreme Court joined the appeals and dismissed both. Furthermore, the appellants were jointly and severally ordered to pay costs and no party compensation was awarded.
6B_79/2026: Partial approval of the appeal regarding violation of traffic regulations and LPG
Summary of the facts
A.________ was fined CHF 160 by the Geneva Police Court on April 2, 2025, for simple violation of traffic rules (Art. 90 para. 1 SVG in conjunction with Art. 37 para. 2 SVG) and violation of a prohibition to drive or park on private property (Art. 10 LPG), including a substitute custodial sentence of two days for culpable non-payment. The Geneva Cour de Justice reduced the substitute custodial sentence to one day on appeal on January 2, 2026, but otherwise confirmed the first-instance judgment. A.________ then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of the considerations
1. Violation of Art. 202 para. 1 lit. b StPO (paras. 1–1.2): The Federal Supreme Court examined the allegation that the first-instance hearing date violated the ten-day minimum preparation period according to Art. 202 para. 1 lit. b StPO. The Court found that the appellant attended the hearing and expressed himself substantively, so any procedural defect is deemed "cured." 2. Violation of Art. 90 para. 1 SVG (paras. 2–2.4): - The appellant parked his vehicle outside a marked parking space and less than five meters from an intersection. - The lower court relied on the police report and confirmed the distance based on the evidence. - The Federal Supreme Court agreed with this assessment of evidence and rejected the allegation of arbitrariness. 3. Violation of Art. 10 LPG (para. 3.2): - The appellant was convicted for parking on private property where driving and parking were prohibited. - The Federal Supreme Court found that the area in question qualifies as a publicly accessible road. Therefore, the conviction under cantonal law (Art. 10 LPG) was not justified. - The lower court was instructed to reconsider the matter with regard to a possible federal regulation. 4. Costs of the appeal proceedings (para. 4): This point became moot due to the partial annulment of the lower court decision.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was partially upheld, the judgment annulled, and the matter remanded to the lower court for further assessment. Furthermore, the application for legal aid was partially dismissed and court fees were imposed.
2F_10/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding petition for revision and recusals
Summary of the facts
The petitioners (A.________ AG, B.________ GmbH, and C.________ S.A.) filed a petition for revision against the Federal Supreme Court judgment of March 6, 2026 (2F_4/2026). The background was a long-standing dispute over assets related to the bankruptcy of D.________ GmbH and the restitution of seized funds from the "Gulnara Karimova et al." proceedings.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
9C_280/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding billing under TARMED
Summary of the facts
The doctor A.________, holder of a foreign medical diploma, was sued by health insurers for repayment due to excessive and non-compliant billing according to the TARMED structure. The arbitration tribunal of the canton of Vaud partially ordered A.________ to reimburse amounts for the years 2016 and 2017, against which both A.________ and the health insurers filed appeals.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_12/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding super-provisional measures in the area of child protection
Summary of the facts
The parties are A.________ (appellant) and B.________ (respondent), parents of the minor children C.________ and D.________. On October 15, 2025, the competent court in Geneva issued super-provisional measures, including the withdrawal of custody and the right to determine the residence of the children from their mother and placement with the father. Furthermore, curatorships were ordered, the mother was granted limited visitation rights, and measures such as family therapy, medical examinations, and drug tests for the mother were imposed. The mother's appeal against these measures was declared inadmissible on December 4, 2025. By appeal of January 5, 2026, the mother requested the determination of violation of her rights and the annulment of the cantonal decisions.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
9C_259/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding employer liability under Art. 52 AHVG
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, filed an appeal against a judgment of the Lucerne Cantonal Court of March 12, 2026, which did not admit the appeal due to failure to pay court cost advances. The dispute concerns employer liability under Art. 52 AHVG.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
8C_672/2025: Approval of the appeal regarding the admissibility of electronic submission in disability insurance
Summary of the facts
An insured person (A.________) filed a complaint with the Federal Administrative Court (FAC) against pension decisions of the Office de l'assurance-invalidité pour les assurés résidant à l'étranger (OAIE). This appeal was submitted electronically with a qualified electronic signature of his lawyer. The FAC declared the appeal inadmissible due to lack of a handwritten original signature, arguing that electronic submissions are allegedly not permitted in disability insurance. The insured challenged this decision before the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
1C_221/2024: Non-admission of the appeal regarding building permit and restoration of lawful condition
Summary of the facts
A.________ AG rented a plot in the municipality of Flims, partly located in a forest area, and used it as a storage site without a building permit. After reports of illegal construction activities and an immediate stop-work order, the municipality determined that the use of the plot and structural measures are subject to building permit requirements and ordered the restoration of the lawful condition. The Administrative Court of the canton of Graubünden confirmed this order. A.________ AG filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
9C_195/2026: Withdrawal of the appeal in the field of disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The insured person A.________, represented by B.________, filed an appeal on March 13, 2026, against a judgment of the Cantonal Court of Valais, Social Insurance Court, of February 24, 2026. By letter of June 11, 2026, A.________ declared the withdrawal of the appeal.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_503/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against an order of the Lucerne Cantonal Court dismissing his application for legal aid. The background was a decision by the Lucerne public prosecutor's office, which also rejected the application.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_264/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding criminal complaint due to inadequate nutrition during clinic stay
Summary of the facts
A.________ claimed to have suffered health damage due to inadequate nutrition during a clinic stay. She filed a criminal complaint which was not taken up by the public prosecutor's office. Her appeal against this was dismissed by the Bern High Court.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
4A_226/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding rental contract
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed an appeal against a judgment of the Zurich High Court, which confirmed the decision of the Zurich Rental Court. The Rental Court had declared the termination of a lease valid, dismissed the request for extension of the tenancy, and obliged the appellant to vacate the apartment. The Federal Supreme Court examined the appellant's appeal but found that it did not meet the statutory requirements for reasoning.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
4A_222/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding rental contract
Summary of the facts
An appellant was ordered by the District Court of Zurich to vacate an apartment and properly hand it over to the respondent. The Zurich High Court confirmed this judgment, after which the appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court. During the federal proceedings, he submitted several motions, including requests for legal aid, suspension of the proceedings, and setting a grace period.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
8C_571/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding obligation to pay accident insurance benefits for meniscus lesions
Summary of the facts
A.________, an optician at B.________ AG, was insured against accident consequences at the Branchen Versicherung Genossenschaft. On July 22, 2022, she injured her left knee during mountaineering. A meniscus lesion was diagnosed and she received treatment and daily allowances. After arthroscopic surgery, the insurer stopped benefits as of November 14, 2023, since according to her trusted physician there was no natural causal link between the knee pain and the accident. The lower court, the Insurance Court of the Canton of Aargau, dismissed the appeal against this decision.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_313/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding defamation
Summary of the facts
A.________, co-president of an association, spread suspicions via several emails on February 10, 2021, to various recipients that his co-president B.________ was accused of sexual harassment. This communication was made without thorough investigation of the suspicion. Both the first instance and the Court of Appeal of the canton of Basel-Stadt convicted A.________ of defamation.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
4A_268/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding abusive submission
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed a complaint for delay in justice on May 16, 2026, against the High Court of the canton of Aargau, which allegedly failed to take any procedural action regarding a previous submission. The High Court referred the matter to the Federal Supreme Court, which accepted the submission as an appeal. Further submissions by the appellant were made on May 31 and June 3, 2026.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_330/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding postponement of sentence enforcement
Summary of the facts
A.________ was sentenced to a prison term of 42 months for fraud. The sentence commencement was scheduled for July 28, 2025. By request dated June 30, 2025, A.________ applied for a 12-month postponement of sentence enforcement. The request was rejected by the cantonal enforcement authority, the Department of the Interior of the canton of Solothurn, and the Administrative Court. A.________ then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_207/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding attempted coercion in connection with a real estate sale
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the lower court for attempted coercion to a fine of 60 daily rates of CHF 100 each with a two-year probation period. In a dispute over the sale of a chalet in U.________ between 2018 and 2019, A.________, abusing the trust relationship with the owner B.________, attempted to induce her into a financially disadvantageous sale, including sending threatening emails and issuing an unjustified payment demand of CHF 8,016,000. Later, an agreement was reached and B.________ withdrew her criminal complaint.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_697/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding delay and denial of justice
Summary of the facts
The appellants A.A. and B.A. addressed the Federal Supreme Court to overturn an order of the Zurich High Court of April 23, 2026. This order set deadlines for improving their cantonal appeal and for providing a procedural deposit of CHF 2,000 under penalty of default. The appellants requested the annulment of the order, determination of denial or delay of justice, instructions to cantonal authorities, and the annulment of an alleged cost order, which they estimated at CHF 4,000. They also requested legal aid.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
8C_690/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding reimbursement of unlawfully received supplementary benefits
Summary of the facts
The deceased B.________ had received supplementary benefits to his AHV pension since July 2010. After his death, the Geneva Supplementary Benefits Service (SPC) demanded reimbursement of CHF 104,177.90 from his widow A.________, which was reduced to CHF 63,778. The lower court, the Cour de justice of the canton of Geneva, lifted this reimbursement claim in favor of the widow.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
8C_354/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding accident insurance benefits
Summary of the facts
The case concerned the question of the Suva's obligation to pay for a dental injury allegedly caused by biting on a bone fragment in food, according to the appellant. The lower court denied the existence of an accident in the legal sense due to insufficient evidence.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_1021/2024: Non-admission of the appeal regarding termination of criminal proceedings
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed criminal complaints against her spouse B.________ for assault, threats, domestic violence, defamation, violation of care and education duties, and violation of the weapons law. The Bern-Mittelland public prosecutor's office discontinued the criminal proceedings. A.________ appealed to the Bern High Court, which dismissed the appeal. She then turned to the Federal Supreme Court with a criminal appeal.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_281/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding attempted murder and re-entry into Switzerland
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, was convicted by the Geneva Criminal Court for attempted murder and re-entry into Switzerland after judicial expulsion. He received a prison sentence of four years, lifelong expulsion, and was ordered to pay damages and compensation to the victim B.________. The appeal proceedings before the Geneva Court of Appeal largely confirmed the first-instance judgment, with a slight increase in damages to the victim. A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court requesting acquittal and annulment of the prison sentence, expulsion, and other sanctions.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_13/2026: Dismissal of the appeal regarding sentence and internment
Summary of the facts
The appellant, a Romanian national with a Swiss professional permit as a nurse, was accused of multiple sexual assaults, sexual coercion, attempted sexual coercion, rape, attempted rape, and other offenses. The allegations mostly concern women in psychologically or socially precarious situations. A psychiatric assessment diagnosed the appellant with dissocial personality disorder with narcissistic and psychopathic traits. In the first instance, the appellant was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. The cantonal court increased the sentence to nine years, ordered a lifelong ban from health professions, a 15-year expulsion, a lifelong contact ban regarding one of the victims, and internment of the appellant.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
4A_280/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding request for stay
Summary of the facts
The appellant had filed a request for stay, which was rejected by the High Court of the canton of Thurgau on March 30, 2026. She appealed this presidential order to the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.