Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSCR) 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.
5A_1060/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning a request for judge disqualification in an inheritance dispute
Summary of the facts
A.________ and B.________ are involved in an inheritance dispute before the Tribunal de première instance in Geneva. One point of contention concerns the valuation of company shares as part of the estate division. In the course of the proceedings, A.________ filed a request for the disqualification of the presiding judge Caroline Babel Casutt, arguing that she had unlawfully favored the opposing party by granting an extension request for the payment of a cost advance. The lower courts rejected the disqualification request.
Summary of the considerations
**Para. 1:** The contested decision concerns an independently initiated interim order regarding a disqualification request and can be appealed under Art. 92 para. 1 FSCR. Requirements such as form, deadline, and standing of the appeal were met.
**Para. 2:** The Federal Supreme Court reviews the application of law freely in principle, adhering to the facts established by the lower court unless they are arbitrarily established or unlawful (Art. 105 para. 2 FSCR). The appellant must clearly and in detail explain why a violation of fundamental rights or statutory law occurred.
**Para. 3:** The lower court rejected the personal hearing of the disqualified judge as unnecessary. The appellant did not sufficiently complain about this, so the Federal Supreme Court makes no further review.
**Para. 4:** The appellant alleged serious procedural errors by the judge that would justify partiality. The Federal Supreme Court found that individual procedural errors or disputed orders do not automatically create an appearance of bias. No objective circumstances were presented here that could justify such an appearance.
**Para. 5:** The court concluded that neither the judge's behavior nor the alleged procedural errors justify the appearance of bias or a violation of procedural rights. The appeal is unfounded.
Summary of the dispositive
The court dismissed the appeal, imposed court costs on the appellant, and did not award any party compensation.
1C_27/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the road expansion project at the Engstringer junction in Schlieren
Summary of the facts
In connection with the expansion of the Engstringer junction in Schlieren on the Badenerstrasse/Zürcherstrasse axis, which includes, among other things, the construction of an underpass and the widening of Bernstrasse, the A.________ Foundation, as the owner of an adjacent property, opposed the expropriation of a strip of land. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich rejected its appeal against the project approval by the Government Council. The foundation then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court in public law matters.
Summary of the considerations
Para. 1: The appeal is admissible as it concerns a final cantonal decision on a public road expansion project. Para. 2: The Federal Supreme Court reviews the application of federal law freely but relies on the facts determined by the lower court unless obviously incorrect or arbitrary. Para. 3: The disputed road expansion project envisages three lanes in a west-east direction through expropriation of a strip of land on the appellant's property. Para. 4: The lower court considered traffic safety and avoidance of unwanted neighborhood traffic as public interests and weighed them heavily, while the appellant's interests were considered comparatively minor. Para. 5: The appellant sees a violation of her property guarantee in the planning and argues that omitting one lane would increase the junction's capacity and minimize the interference with her rights. Para. 6: The Federal Supreme Court confirms the proportionality of the interference as it serves safety and traffic shift. The burden on the property is considered minor. Para. 7: The lower court correctly applied federal law, and the appellant's complaints do not show any constitutional violation.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed and court costs of CHF 4,000 were imposed on the appellant.
4A_455/2025: Judgment concerning bank contract and Ukraine regulation
Summary of the facts
The appellant (A.________) maintained a banking relationship with the respondent (B.________ AG) based on a bank contract that included accounts and custody accounts. After inclusion of Mr. F.________, a former chairman of the appellant's board, on sanction lists of various states in connection with the Ukraine conflict, the respondent blocked the appellant’s assets and refused their release. It invoked Art. 14 of the General Terms and Conditions of the bank contract allowing refusal of performance to comply with legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements. After unsuccessful requests for release of assets, the appellant sued before the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich.
Summary of the considerations
The Federal Supreme Court found that the substantive prerequisites for the appeal were met. It clarified that it applies the law ex officio but primarily limits itself to the legal arguments presented. The lower court held that Art. 14 GTC-Bank contract must be interpreted so that the respondent may refuse performance to comply with foreign and Swiss sanction provisions. The respondent was entitled under Art. 14 to rely on foreign legal provisions, particularly regarding sanctions in Guernsey, the United Kingdom, and the EU. Art. 14 remains effective after termination of the contract in the winding-up relationship and allows the respondent to refuse release of assets. The well-founded suspicion that Mr. F.________ still exercises control over the appellant was deemed sufficient by the lower court based on presented indications and unclear ownership relations to apply the sanctions. The appellant could not refute the lower court’s evidence. The court considered the application of Guernsey’s sanction provisions based on the booking of the call deposits lawful.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed; the appellant had to bear court costs and pay compensation to the respondent.
5A_622/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning rejection of a request to disqualify a cantonal judge
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed a request to disqualify a cantonal judge, which was rejected by the Cour administrative of the Tribunal cantonal of the Canton of Vaud by decision of 29 May 2026. The appellant then turned directly to the Federal Supreme Court without going through the cantonal appeal instance provided for in Art. 319 lit. b no. 1 CPC.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_266/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the lifting of an attachment order
Summary of the facts
The appellants A.________, B.________ and C.________, heirs of E.________, demand the lifting of a decision by Geneva judicial authorities that lifted an attachment order they had initiated against D.________, a Swiss art dealer. The attachment concerned outstanding payments of EUR 330,000 which E.________ had allegedly made under a previous French court judgment later annulled. The matter involved artworks and related business relations between the parties.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4D_101/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning administrative fine for unexcused absence
Summary of the facts
The appellant was fined CHF 100 for unexcused absence at a conciliation hearing. His complaint was dismissed by the Higher Court of the Canton of Glarus on 1 May 2026. On 9 June 2026, the appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4D_97/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the debt enforcement procedure
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ appealed against a judgment of the Cantonal Court of Fribourg (II. Civil Appeals Chamber), rendered on 27 April 2026, which itself had refused to admit an appeal against the debt enforcement order of the President of the Civil Court of the Sense District dated 6 February 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_949/2025: Partial granting of the appeal concerning negligent grievous bodily harm
Summary of the facts
A.________, a specialist in internal medicine and nephrology, was sentenced by the District Court of Siders for negligent grievous bodily harm to a monetary penalty and a fine. The criminal court and lower courts found it proven from a medical treatment case that A.________ did not correctly analyze the connection between the sudden headache of his patient B.B.________ and a possible life-threatening diagnosis, resulting in serious health consequences. B.B.________ suffered a brain hemorrhage and has since suffered severe physical and neurological impairments.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_78/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning insolvency compensation and duty to mitigate damages
Summary of the facts
An insured person employed by B.________ AG claimed insolvency compensation under the Unemployment Insurance Act (AVIG) for outstanding salary payments from July to October 2024 (including a share of the thirteenth monthly salary). The cantonal unemployment fund rejected the compensation on the grounds that the insured neglected the duty to mitigate damages and did not take consistent steps to enforce his wage claims. The lower court (Cantonal Court) dismissed the insured’s appeal.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_1428/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning offsetting of party compensation
Summary of the facts
The lower court (Cantonal Court of Lucerne), applying old law, offset the party compensation of a defense counsel against procedural costs. The defense counsel appealed against this offset, relying on the revised version of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code (StPO) effective from 1 January 2024. The dispute concerned whether old or new law applied to the party compensation.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_233/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning an evidentiary order
Summary of the facts
The dispute arises from an employment law proceeding in which the appellant claimed CHF 50,000, as well as from an evidentiary order of the District Court of Arbon that allocated burdens of proof and cost advances.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_353/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning a supervisory complaint in the legal profession
Summary of the facts
An appellant filed a supervisory complaint against a lawyer which was not pursued. The subsequent appeal to the Higher Court of the Canton of Schaffhausen was dismissed due to lack of standing. The Federal Supreme Court deals in this judgment with whether the lower court rightly decided not to admit the appeal.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_264/2025: Dismissal of appeals concerning the ban on disposable e-cigarettes
Summary of the facts
On 14 November 2024, the Grand Council of the Canton of Valais revised the cantonal health law (LS/VS), which introduced a ban on the sale of disposable e-cigarettes effective 1 May 2025. Several companies and organizations in the tobacco industry appealed this provision (Art. 123 para. 2 and 3 LS/VS), seeing it as violating federal law, particularly regarding federal legislation on environmental and health policy as well as internal market law.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_1323/2024: Non-admission of the appeal concerning negligent grievous bodily harm
Summary of the facts
On 17 January 2019, the apprentice B.________, an EFZ polymechanic, suffered a complex hand and forearm injury while operating a milling machine. A.________, the apprentice trainer at C.________ AG, was accused of causing the accident by negligent behavior by allowing the apprentice to work on the milling machine without the legally required supervision by a specialist. The District Court of Brugg and subsequently the Higher Court of the Canton of Aargau found A.________ guilty of negligent grievous bodily harm under Art. 125 para. 2 SCC and imposed conditional fines and compensation obligations.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_599/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning cost advance and legal aid in ancillary divorce matters
Summary of the facts
The appellant applied to the Cantonal Court of Schwyz for legal aid in an appeal procedure against a decision of the District Court of Höfe on ancillary divorce matters. The Cantonal Court rejected the application and demanded a cost advance of CHF 30,000. The appellant then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court, requesting annulment of the decision, granting of legal aid, and subsidiarily deferment of the deadline for the advance payment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_118/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning jurisdiction over supplementary benefits for a child with an IV child’s pension
Summary of the facts
The city of Uster and the Social Insurance Center (SVZ) Thurgau dispute jurisdiction for calculation and payment of supplementary benefits to the IV child’s pension for A.________. The insured lives with her mother, who receives a widow’s pension, in Uster. The father, residing in the Canton of Thurgau, receives an invalidity pension. The lower court confirmed the jurisdiction of the city of Uster.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_362/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the water construction project 'Thur rehabilitation section Uelisbach, Wattwil'
Summary of the facts
The "Thur rehabilitation section Uelisbach, Wattwil" project was publicly displayed and included, among other things, a partial expropriation of properties. A.________ filed an objection, after which adjustments to the project were made and property encumbrances reduced. By objection decision of 6 November 2025, the Department of Construction and Environment of the Canton of St. Gallen partially upheld the objection. A.________ appealed to the Administrative Court of St. Gallen, which dismissed the appeal on 27 May 2026. By appeal dated 29 June 2026, A.________ requested the Federal Supreme Court to annul the lower court decisions, resize the project, and make changes regarding easements and fence placement.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_325/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning precautionary measures in trademark law
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ applied to the Higher Court of the Canton of Zug for precautionary measures in connection with a trademark dispute. The Higher Court rejected this request. The appellant filed an appeal against this ruling with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_577/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial of justice and jurisdictional issues
Summary of the facts
The appellant, mother of a child born in 2014, repeatedly contacted the KESB Basel-Stadt requesting support. After KESB issued an investigation mandate that was still pending, the appellant complained of denial or delay of justice. Her appeal to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Basel-Stadt was dismissed on 3 June 2026. The appellant appealed this judgment to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_286/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning lack of substantiated reasons and refusal of request for file inspection
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed a complaint against the debt enforcement office of Glâne because it did not respond to three written inquiries. These inquiries concerned information about his financial situation in debt enforcement matters, especially wage and account garnishment. The appeal was dismissed by the lower court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_490/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning compensation payment in an employment contract
Summary of the facts
A former Brazilian professional footballer (A.________) concluded an employment contract on 23 July 2022 with a Mexican football club (B.________). Besides an annual salary of USD 300,000, the contract included various clauses on early termination. In particular, the club could terminate the contract without compensation for justified termination; conversely, a compensation payment of 5 million USD was set for unjustified contract termination by the player. After criminal allegations against the player, the club terminated the contract in January 2023 for good cause. The arbitration procedure at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was initiated, which partially upheld the club's position and reduced the compensation to USD 2,250,000. The player appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_424/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning dispute over employment relationship
Summary of the facts
A.________, a farmer, transferred parts of his agricultural operation to his son B.________ in 2017 under a written agreement. The agreement provided, among other things, that B.________ would employ A.________ until his AHV retirement age for CHF 3,000 monthly. The personal relationship between father and son deteriorated following A.________’s separation from his wife (and mother of B.________) in 2018. In 2024, A.________ demanded CHF 180,000 from his son based on the agreement. Both the first-instance court and the cantonal court dismissed the claim. The Federal Supreme Court had to decide on the appeal against the final judgment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5F_24/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning revision of a decision on non-admission
Summary of the facts
A person subject to protective measures requested on 9 June 2026 the revision of a Federal Supreme Court decision dated 8 May 2026 (5A_208/2026), which declared inadmissible her appeal against a decision of the Chambre de surveillance of the Canton of Geneva. The Chambre de surveillance had declared the appeal untimely.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_853/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning lifting of measure under Art. 61 SCC
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________, born 1995, was convicted multiple times, including in 2015 for various offenses and subsequent imposition of a measure under Art. 61 SCC. Over the years, the measure was reviewed multiple times, temporarily converted into a therapeutic measure (Art. 59 SCC), and later changed back to a measure under Art. 61 SCC. Before turning 30, the appellant requested lifting of the measure. The lower courts rejected this and ordered conditional release under Art. 61 SCC.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_371/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning asylum decisions
Summary of the facts
The appellants, Uzbek nationals, unsuccessfully sought asylum in Switzerland. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) and the Federal Administrative Court rejected the applications and a revision request. On 25 June 2026, they filed an appeal against the Federal Administrative Court’s judgment D-2731/2026 of 19 May 2026, which is dealt with in this procedure by the Federal Supreme Court. They also filed a parallel appeal (2C_374/2026). The matters concern, inter alia, restoration of deadlines, non-publication of the judgment, and request for legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_429/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning amendment of a divorce judgment
Summary of the facts
In the dispute over amending a divorce judgment, the appellant was assigned a lawyer under Art. 69 CPC, whom he rejected. This assignment led to further court disputes after the lawyer withdrew and no further legal representation was appointed. The Higher Court of the Canton of Zurich did not admit the appellant’s appeal against the corresponding District Court order. The appellant then filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_598/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning refusal of suspensive effect in distribution plans
Summary of the facts
The appellants A.________ SA and B.________ filed complaints against decisions of the President of the District Court of Eastern Vaud, who refused suspensive effect to complaints against distribution plans prepared by the debt enforcement office Lavaux-Oron. These complaints were rejected by the President of the Supervisory Authority over debt enforcement and bankruptcy (Cantonal Court of Vaud), justified by the lack of expediency of suspensive effect in negative decisions.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_58/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning expulsion and SIS listing
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted on 17 October 2024 of multiple sexual coercions and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment (execution deferred in favor of inpatient psychiatric treatment). An expulsion from Switzerland for seven years was ordered, as well as entry of the expulsion in the Schengen Information System (SIS). The victim’s claims for satisfaction and damages were partly granted; costs were regulated. A.________ appealed; the public prosecutor filed a cross-appeal. On 24 October 2025, the Court of Appeal lifted the expulsion under Art. 66a para. 2 SCC but extended the prison sentence to 16 months (execution likewise deferred for inpatient treatment).
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_80/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning attempted intentional homicide and expulsion
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, is accused of having on 3 September 2017 in a bar in Lucerne attempted intentional homicide against the bouncer B.________. After an altercation, A.________ allegedly stabbed B.________ in the lower abdomen with a knife, causing a 7–10 cm deep stab wound. The lower court sentenced A.________ to five years imprisonment, expelled him from Switzerland for ten years, and listed him in the Schengen Information System (SIS).
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_376/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning family reunification
Summary of the facts
The appellant (A.________), resident in Switzerland, filed on 20 March 2025 a family reunification request for her mother (B.________) from Bosnia-Herzegovina. Previous requests had already been rejected in 2000, 2008, and 2015. The Migration Office of the Canton of St. Gallen rejected the current request on 16 June 2025. The appeals against this were rejected by the Security and Justice Department of the Canton of St. Gallen (9 December 2025) and the Administrative Court of the Canton of St. Gallen, Division II (27 May 2026). The appellant filed an appeal in public law matters and a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_225/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning building permit for development and construction
Summary of the facts
The A.________ AG filed on 27 April 2026 an appeal in public law matters to the Federal Supreme Court against a judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Solothurn dated 9 March 2026. The appeal concerned a building permit related to the development and construction of Chrützeralp.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7F_33/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning extension of preventive detention
Summary of the facts
With judgment 7B_480/2026 of 11 May 2026, the Federal Supreme Court did not admit an appeal by A.________ against the extension of preventive detention. Afterwards, A.________ filed several submissions in which he essentially requested revision of this judgment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_552/2026: Decision concerning measure of third-party presence during visits
Summary of the facts
B.________, born 1998, was placed under a guardianship and administrative trusteeship in 2016, with his mother C.________ appointed as legal representative. Due to severe health impairments (including cerebral movement disorder and autism), B.________ is permanently dependent on care and lives in a specialized institution. In the dispute, his father A.________ challenged a measure requiring a third person to always be present during joint visits of B.________ and A.________. The responsible APEA and the lower court dismissed A.________’s corresponding complaints.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_428/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial of justice and formal requirements in divorce proceedings
Summary of the facts
In the proceedings to amend the divorce judgment, the appellant’s free legal counsel was dismissed by the District Court of Bülach, and it was decided not to appoint a new representative. The appellant addressed the Higher Court of the Canton of Zurich by ordinary email, which filed the submission without further processing due to disregard of formal requirements. Further submissions by the appellant, invoking his health and financial limitations, were not deemed sufficient by the Higher Court to overcome the formal requirements. The appellant then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court alleging denial of justice and violation of various constitutional rights.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_67/2024: Granting of the appeal concerning fraudulent misrepresentation in multiple commercial fraud
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the District Court of Winterthur for multiple commercial fraud and sentenced, among other things, to a partially conditional prison sentence and a five-year expulsion order. After A.________ appealed, the Higher Court of the Canton of Zurich acquitted him of the fraud charge. The Zurich Public Prosecutor's Office appealed, alleging violations of federal law, especially regarding assessment of fraudulent intent.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_374/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning asylum decisions of the Federal Administrative Court
Summary of the facts
The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) did not consider a multiple asylum application by the appellants, expelled them from Switzerland, and ordered their departure. The Federal Administrative Court subsequently dismissed the appeal due to lack of cost advance. The appellants brought this decision and another non-admission decision of the Federal Administrative Court before the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_311/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning dismissal of an appeal by the Higher Court of the Canton of Aargau
Summary of the facts
The appellant lived in a 2.5-room apartment in V.________. The District Court of Muri ordered him, partially upholding the counterclaim of the respondent, to vacate and surrender the apartment. The Higher Court of the Canton of Aargau later did not admit the appellant’s appeal due to non-payment of a cost advance. The Federal Supreme Court had already dismissed an appeal by the appellant regarding an interim order of the Higher Court (4A_165/2026). The appellant now filed a new appeal against the Higher Court's decision.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.