Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSCC) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries with facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the other judgments, you will find a summary of the facts. The full summaries of all judgments are available on the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments individually tailored to your legal areas.
5A_185/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding the termination of personal relations between father and minor daughter
Summary of the facts
The appellant (the father) lodged an appeal against a decision of the lower court (Chambre de surveillance of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva dated 4 February 2026), which upheld the termination of personal relations between him and his minor daughter. The daughter remains in foster care, and the possibility of resuming contact between father and daughter is to be examined through a therapeutic evaluation.
Summary of the considerations
- E.1: The lower court found that the father's right to personal relations with the daughter remains suspended for reasons of the child's welfare. There was no significant change in the father's situation, and the existing instability in his circumstances as well as the child's difficult conditions justified a cautious approach. A therapeutic assessment for resuming contact is planned but is still pending.
- E.2: The lower court based its decision on two grounds: on the one hand, the appeal was declared inadmissible due to insufficient reasoning; on the other hand, the appeal would have had no success on the merits. Neither the formal requirements of cantonal law (Art. 450 para. 3 CC) nor the substantive issue were properly contested.
- E.3: The appellant did not address the first reasoning of the lower court and presented no convincing legal argument regarding the second. His reliance on personal facts and his own assessments did not meet the requirements for appeal reasoning.
Summary of the dispositive
The dispositive declares the appeal inadmissible and orders the father to bear court costs, while no party compensation was awarded.
6B_62/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding validity of an objection against a penalty order
Summary of the facts
The appellant was fined by the public prosecutor’s office of Graubünden for a traffic violation. She filed an objection, but the timely submission and notification remained unclear. The Regional Court Prättigau/Davos did not admit the objection; the Cantonal Court of Graubünden dismissed a complaint against this decision. Before the Federal Supreme Court, the appellant denied both payment of a cost advance and designation of a domiciliary for service; consequently, her appeal was not dealt with according to legal provisions.
Summary of the considerations
**E.1:** The Regional Court did not admit the objection due to uncertainties regarding the objection deadline and notification. This was confirmed by the Cantonal Court of Graubünden. **E.2:** Under Art. 62 para. 1 BGG, a cost advance is required for proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court. The appellant refused to pay this. **E.3:** The appellant was repeatedly requested to designate a domiciliary for service in Switzerland, which did not occur. **E.4:** After the deadline extension for payment of the cost advance expired, the presiding member did not admit the appeal pursuant to Art. 62 para. 3 BGG. **E.5:** Due to exceptional circumstances, no costs were charged, but the copy of the judgment remains in the file owing to the missing domiciliary designation.
Summary of the dispositive
It was decided not to admit the appeal, no costs were charged, and the judgment is served to the respondent and to the Cantonal Court of Graubünden. The copy of the judgment for the appellant remains in the dossier.
8C_35/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding non-payment of a cost advance in an invalidity insurance procedure
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against a judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern dated 19 December 2025. The Federal Supreme Court rejected her request for legal aid by order of 13 March 2026 and requested payment of a cost advance of CHF 800 within 14 days. Since this cost advance was not paid even after a deadline extension until 15 May 2026, the Federal Supreme Court did not proceed with the case.
Summary of the considerations
- E.1: The appellant did not pay the imposed cost advance even within the deadline extension pursuant to Art. 62 para. 3 BGG.
- E.2: According to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. a and para. 2 BGG, the appeal is not admitted in simplified proceedings.
- E.3: Applying Art. 66 para. 1 sentence 2 BGG, court costs are waived due to circumstances.
Summary of the dispositive
The Federal Supreme Court did not admit the appeal, waived the collection of court costs, and ordered that the judgment be served in writing.
6B_357/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding traffic violation
Summary of the facts
The appellant was convicted by the District Court of Lenzburg for a simple traffic violation with a fine of CHF 40.–. This conviction was confirmed by the Cantonal Court of Aargau. A subsequently filed request for revision by the appellant was dismissed by the Cantonal Court, after which he lodged an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_932/2025: Partial approval regarding special usage rights in condominium ownership
Summary of the facts
A.________, B.________, and C.________, members of a condominium owners’ association (PPE), contest the revocation of special usage rights on communal garden areas by resolution of the condominium owners’ association at a meeting in September 2021. These rights were granted in 1984 based on a communal resolution but were not recorded in the regulations or land register. The lower courts (Civil Court and Civil Court of Appeal) dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim and appeal for nullity or revocation of the resolution.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_401/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding arson, violence and threats against authorities and officials, and inpatient measure
Summary of the facts
The appellant was found guilty by the Cantonal Court of Zurich of arson and multiple acts of violence and threats against authorities and officials. The conditional execution of a previous custodial and monetary penalty was revoked, and an inpatient therapeutic measure under Art. 59 SCC was ordered. The appellant appealed to the Federal Supreme Court, requesting acquittals, outpatient therapy, and waiver of enforcement of the measure.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_777/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding attempted grievous bodily harm
Summary of the facts
On 12 August 2023, an escalation occurred between the appellant A.________ and B.________ (private plaintiff) in U.________, culminating in a physical altercation. Following a verbal dispute and exchange of slaps, the appellant struck the private plaintiff multiple times, including a heavy blow with a glass bottle to the head. B.________ sustained significant head injuries, including lacerations and contusions. The appellant consciously accepted the serious injuries inflicted on the private plaintiff.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_946/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding accusation of traffic rule violation
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ is accused of obstructing a police vehicle on 1 January 2023 on U.________strasse in V.________ by failing to yield priority, although he allegedly saw the police vehicle in time. The District Court of Bülach convicted him in the first instance of negligent simple violation of traffic rules under Art. 90 para. 1 SVG in conjunction with Art. 100 No. 1 SVG, Art. 36 para. 4 SVG, and Art. 15 para. 3 VRV. This judgment was confirmed by the Cantonal Court of Zurich. A.________ lodged an appeal against this.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_526/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding child matters and maintenance
Summary of the facts
The appellant (A.________) and the respondent (B.________) are the parents of a child, C.________. After an agreement on child matters approved in February 2024, the appellant requested changes. A district court approved a new agreement in 2026, which left custody with the father and regulated maintenance payments by the appellant. The Cantonal Court of Zurich did not admit the appellant’s appeal due to insufficient reasoning. The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court against this judgment.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
2C_727/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding restoration of deadline and downgrade of residence permit
Summary of the facts
A.________, a Turkish national with a residence permit, was downgraded from a residence permit to a settlement permit by a decision of the Migration Office of the Canton of Solothurn dated 10 July 2025. The 10-day appeal deadline was missed due to a claimed illness of the appellant, after which the Administrative Court of the Canton of Solothurn rejected a request for restoration of the deadline and did not admit the appeal. The appellant lodged a constitutional appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_709/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding attempted intentional killing
Summary of the facts
The Cantonal Court of Zurich confirmed in appeal the conviction of A.________ for attempted intentional killing to a prison sentence of six years. The appellant stabbed another participant in a club altercation with a folding knife in the abdomen. The act was assessed as conditional intent to kill.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_20/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding deficiency finding in representation
Summary of the facts
The Federal Supreme Court is dealing with an appeal by A.________ LLC against the dismissal of its appeal by the Appeals Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court. A.________ LLC seeks to annul a deficiency found by the Federal Criminal Court in the company’s representation. This deficiency led to the inadmissibility of its appeal against a decision of the Federal Criminal Court refusing the release of an account seized in criminal proceedings.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_711/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding violation of the Road Traffic Act and obstruction of official acts
Summary of the facts
The Cantonal Court of Lucerne found the appellant A.________ guilty, among other things, of driving despite revoked license, driving under the influence (drunkenness), attempted obstruction of measures to determine unfitness to drive, and intentional obstruction of official acts. It imposed a fine of 150 daily rates at CHF 130 each, a fine of CHF 1,400, and an extension of the probation period of a previously conditionally pronounced custodial sentence. A.________ denied before the Federal Supreme Court, in particular, having driven the vehicle, and complained of incorrect findings of fact and erroneous legal assessment of the obstruction of official acts.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_356/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding challenge request against the public prosecutor’s office
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed a challenge request against the entire authority of the public prosecutor’s office of the Canton of Zug, questioning its independence in investigating a criminal complaint she had filed against a Zug public prosecutor. The Cantonal Court of Zug did not admit the request, and the appellant then brought the matter before the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6F_4/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding revision request against judgment for violation of cantonal advertising law
Summary of the facts
- A.________ was fined CHF 300 by the public prosecutor’s office of the Canton of Fribourg on 22 April 2022 for violating the cantonal advertising law by placing posters on street lamps without permission.
- His appeals were rejected both by the cantonal courts and the Federal Supreme Court.
- With a revision request, A.________ sought annulment of the Federal Supreme Court’s judgment (6B_984/2025 of 18 February 2026) and a new assessment of the matter or at least an additional reasoning concerning compliance with the ECHR.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_820/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding objection against a penalty order
Summary of the facts
The appellant was convicted by a penalty order dated 5 July 2022 for negligent failure to yield right of way and fined CHF 400. The objection against the penalty order was filed by a staff member of a client rights service who was not admitted as a lawyer. The lower court declared this objection invalid due to lack of formal authority and found the penalty order to be final.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_775/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding assessment of evidence and application of the principle in dubio pro reo
Summary of the facts
(1) The Cantonal Court of Solothurn classified A.________ as perpetrator of attempted intentional killing in an altercation on 24 January 2015, in which he aimed a firearm at a victim and injured him in the head. Further convictions concerned affray and multiple weapons law violations. He was acquitted of charges of forgery and deception.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_966/2025: Partial approval of the appeal in criminal matters concerning negligent killing
Summary of the facts
In November 2022, A.________ performed an overtaking maneuver under severely limited visibility due to dense fog and darkness, which led to a head-on collision with a motorcyclist who died at the scene. The lower courts convicted him of intentional killing and gross traffic rule violation. A.________ denied the allegations, arguing, among other things, that due to darkness and sensory illusion he did not perceive the fog.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
4A_387/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding damages from contract nullity
Summary of the facts
The appellant, a corporation, claimed damages from the heirs of a lawyer involved in drafting a contract declared null. The appellant accuses the lawyer of faults leading to nullity and claims related damages. The lower courts dismissed the claim for various reasons, notably for lack of evidence of contractual services provided and unclear damage amount.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_4/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding non-admission order
Summary of the facts
A.________ lodged an appeal against a non-admission order of the Ministère public de la République et canton de Neuchâtel dated 11 November 2025. The Cantonal Court of Neuchâtel (authority for criminal appeals) did not admit the appeal by decision of 4 December 2025. On 23 December 2025, A.________ appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_201/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding personal bankruptcy
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed a request for personal bankruptcy under Art. 191 SchKG on 14 October 2025. The Regional Court Jura bernois-Seeland rejected the request on 9 December 2025. The appeal against this was dismissed by the 2nd Civil Chamber of the Cantonal Court of Bern on 5 February 2026, because the requirements for personal bankruptcy were considered not fulfilled. The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court on 4 March 2026, requesting annulment of the cantonal decision and declaration of his bankruptcy.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
2C_645/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding recognition of statelessness
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, claimed in a 2000 asylum application to be a Palestinian from Lebanon without presenting identity documents. His asylum application was rejected, as was a later request for recognition of statelessness by the SEM. The Federal Administrative Court dismissed his appeal in 2025. Before the Federal Supreme Court, he requested recognition of his statelessness and annulment of the lower court’s judgment.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_181/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding order of expulsion
Summary of the facts
The appellant, represented by a lawyer, appealed a judgment of the Cantonal Court of Aargau of 14 January 2026. The appeal was directed against the order of expulsion. After his application for legal aid was rejected, he was granted a deadline and a grace period to pay a cost advance, with the threat of non-admission if not paid. The cost advance was not received within the deadlines.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
8C_368/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding late submission
Summary of the facts
The unemployment insurance fund of the Canton of Zurich refused A.________ unemployment benefits as of 1 January 2025. This decision was confirmed after objection. The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich dismissed the appeal against it. The appeal to the Federal Supreme Court was submitted late. A.________ filed a request for restoration of the missed appeal deadline.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
2C_48/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding refusal of a residence permit
Summary of the facts
The Kosovar national A.A.________ lived in Switzerland from 1991 to 2018 and lost his residence permit in 2012 due to multiple serious offenses. He was sentenced in 2008, inter alia, to 15 years and 9 months imprisonment for intentional killing. After being expelled from Switzerland in 2018, he applied again in 2024 for a residence permit within family reunification to his wife living in Switzerland. The Migration Office refused the permit, which was confirmed by cantonal courts. A.A.________ appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
8C_111/2026: Approval of the appeal regarding reduction of waiting period
Summary of the facts
A.________, unemployed, was sanctioned twice by the cantonal authorities (DGEM): first for late submission of work certificates (four-day waiting period), then again for another late submission (ten-day waiting period). The second waiting period was reduced by the cantonal court to five days, which the DGEM contested before the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_886/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding disobedience to official orders
Summary of the facts
A.________ was accused of failing, as the sole board member of C.________ AG, to issue and timely deliver a work certificate for B.________ despite being ordered to do so under threat of penalty pursuant to Art. 292 SCC. Despite repeated requests, he delayed delivery. The Cantonal Court of Zug confirmed the first-instance conviction for disobedience to official orders and imposed a fine of CHF 800.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_591/2025: Sentencing regarding penalty assessment and cost allocation
Summary of the facts
The Cantonal Court of Aargau sentenced the appellant for various offenses, including a qualified violation of the Narcotics Act (BetmG) and a gross traffic violation, to a prison sentence of three years and nine months, a conditional fine, and a penalty. The appellant challenged the sentencing and cost allocation in the appeal and requested a reduction of the penalty and that costs be borne by the state treasury.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_483/2025: Partial approval of the appeal regarding child support and visitation rights
Summary of the facts
The case concerns childcare and protective measures for three minor children (born 2008, 2011, and 2014) due to family conflicts between their separated parents. Lower courts in France and Switzerland had taken various measures regarding visitation, custody, and residence rights. Central is the decision of the Cantonal Court of Vaud, which ultimately confirmed the withdrawal of parental custody rights from both parents and a provisional mandate for care and placement of the children by the competent cantonal authority (DGEJ).
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_1029/2024: Approval of the appeal regarding insufficient reasoning of the cantonal appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ was accused, based on her role as head of several agencies of the companies B.________ SA and C.________ SA, of having obtained work and residence permits for alleged employees by creating false documents. The criminal proceedings against her were discontinued by the competent authority. She was ordered to pay procedural costs and a claim for compensation was rejected. A cantonal appeal against this discontinuation order was declared inadmissible because the appeal reasoning did not meet legal requirements.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_1108/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding challenge motion against court experts
Summary of the facts
The case concerns the cause of death of the 73-year-old B.A.________, who died after a COVID-19 vaccination. A medical autopsy could not determine a clear cause of death but suggested natural causes due to existing health problems. The deceased’s daughter, A.A.________, filed a criminal complaint for negligent homicide and failure to provide assistance. Several expert reports were to clarify the connection between the vaccination and death; among others, the C5a factor was not analyzed. A.A.________ requested replacement of the appointed experts and invalidation of their report, questioning their neutrality and approach. The lower court, the Chambre pénale de recours of the Geneva Cantonal Court, rejected the challenge motion, after which the appeal was brought before the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_1091/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding shared custody
Summary of the facts
C.________, born 2019, comes from a non-marital relationship between B.________ and A.________. Proceedings concerning custody and maintenance have been conducted by various instances since 2023. The mother and child requested that custody be exclusively granted to the mother. The father requested establishment of shared custody in the appeal. The lower court, the Cantonal Court of Fribourg (1st Civil Appeal Court), dismissed the appeal and confirmed the first-instance decision granting sole custody to the mother.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_249/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding criminal revision and legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested revision of various decisions at the Cantonal Court of Zug. At the same time, she filed a request for legal aid. The Cantonal Court did not admit the revision request, rejected the legal aid request, and imposed costs on the appellant. A.________ appealed this decision in criminal matters before the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
4A_285/2025: Liability for construction defects in the construction industry
Summary of the facts
The dispute concerns construction defects in a villa, agreed on by a general contractor contract between the client D.________ and B.________ SA and planned by the architect A.________. In 2018, D.________ claimed damages amounting to CHF 2,451,254.19. The District Court of Lugano partly ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and ordered B.________ SA and A.________ to pay various amounts. On appeal, the Ticino Court of Appeal confirmed the liability of B.________ SA and the architect in different amounts and held them jointly liable for certain defects. Both B.________ SA and A.________ appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
9C_111/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding admissibility of a legal remedy in the field of disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed an appeal on 9 February 2026 against a decision of the Cantonal Court of Valais, Social Insurance Court, dated 13 January 2026. He requested legal aid, which was denied by the Federal Supreme Court on 31 March 2026, along with an order to pay a cost advance (deadline 19 May 2026). The appellant requested reconsideration of the denial of legal aid on 15 May 2026, submitted new documents, and provided a written statement from his daughter.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_270/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding protective measure in adult protection law
Summary of the facts
The Adult Protection Authority of the Canton of Jura (APEA) ordered on 26 August 2025 a protective measure in the form of a right of insight and information pursuant to Art. 392 No. 3 CC concerning the financial affairs of the appellant A.________. The background was irregular financial transactions by the appellant, indicating possible exploitation by third parties. The cantonal administrative jurisdiction (judgment of 5 March 2026) dismissed the appeal filed by A.________ against this.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_538/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding withdrawal of custody and right of residence determination
Summary of the facts
The present proceedings concern the withdrawal of custody and right of residence determination of a mother (A.________) concerning her minor son C.________, born 2017, as well as his placement in a children’s educational home. These precautionary measures were ordered by the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant of the Canton of Geneva on 18 September 2025 (E.1). The decision was subsequently confirmed by the Chambre de surveillance of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva on 15 April 2026 (E.2). By appeal dated 11 June 2026 to the Federal Supreme Court, the mother requested annulment of this decision and remand of the case to the lower court for a new decision. At the same time, she filed a request for restoration of the appeal deadline (Art. 50 BGG) (E.3).
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6F_2/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding revision request and legal aid
Summary of the facts
The Cantonal Court of Zurich sentenced A.________ on 3 April 2025 for multiple mismanagements, multiple omissions of bookkeeping, and multiple money laundering to a partially conditional prison sentence of 28 months. The charge of multiple fraudulent certification was dismissed. The Federal Supreme Court rejected the appeal against this on 4 February 2026 (6B_774/2025). A.________ then filed a revision request, seeking annulment of the Federal Supreme Court’s judgment and, among other things, legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
5A_195/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding custody and cost regulation
Summary of the facts
The appellant (A.________) and the respondent (B.________) have been separated since 2023. Several decisions were made in the dispute over custody and measures for the child's welfare, including an order of measures to protect the marital community by the District Court. Later, the single judge of the Cantonal Court of Vaud ruled on the case. The appellant filed a civil appeal regarding the regulation of costs and awarded procedural compensations.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
6B_118/2026: Judgment regarding violation of the Water Protection Act
Summary of the facts
A.________, managing director of a sole proprietorship for chicory cultivation, was accused of repeatedly illegally disposing of wastewater on fields and discharging it into a stream, despite an existing discharge and application ban. The lower courts dealt with the question of whether A.________ violated the Water Protection Act (Art. 6 WPA) in this context.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
7B_122/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding non-admission order
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court against a decision of the Chambre pénale de recours of the Canton of Geneva, which declared the appeal against a non-admission order of the Geneva public prosecutor inadmissible.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.
9C_364/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding cantonal and municipal taxes and direct federal tax
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ challenged a judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern, which did not admit the appeal in tax matters due to non-payment of the cost advance and insufficient reasoning regarding a request for legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment is available on the portal.