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 including 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 tailored to your legal fields.
7B_419/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning unsealing of a mobile phone
Summary of the facts
The Emmental-Oberaargau public prosecutor's office conducted criminal proceedings against A.________ for coercion and violations of the Road Traffic Act. A mobile phone belonging to A.________ was seized, on which he wanted to seal certain data because they would be protected under Art. 264 para. 1 lit. a CPC. The Cantonal Court for Coercive Measures Bern decided to fully authorize the unsealing. A.________ lodged an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of the considerations
- E.1: The appeal is admissible because an irreparable disadvantage threatens if protected confidentiality rights are violated. - E.2: The Federal Supreme Court explains the legal framework for seizure and unsealing according to Art. 246 et seq. CPC as well as the specific requirements for confidentiality-protected records under Art. 264 para. 1 CPC. - E.3: The Federal Supreme Court finds that A.________ had specified the names of the lawyers and the storage locations for protected data and thus fulfilled his substantiation obligation. The contrary view of the lower court is contrary to federal law. It explains that the protection under Art. 264 para. 1 lit. a CPC applies independently of a formal mandate relationship. - E.4: The appeal is upheld, and the case is remitted to the lower court for reassessment.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was upheld, the decision of the lower court was annulled, and the matter was remitted for reassessment. No court costs were charged, and the canton of Bern must compensate the legal representative of the appellant.
1C_359/2024: Non-admission of the appeal concerning building permit for the conversion of a mobile communications facility
Summary of the facts
The appeal is directed against the building permit for the conversion of an existing mobile communications facility in the agricultural zone of the municipality of Flawil. The planned renewal includes replacing existing antennas with adaptive 5G antennas and the use of additional frequency bands. Several objections and appeals at the cantonal level were dismissed, most recently by the Administrative Court of the Canton of St. Gallen.
Summary of the considerations
The requirements for an appeal in public law matters are met. The appellants are entitled to appeal. The Federal Supreme Court examines compliance with federal law insofar as the appeal is properly substantiated. Objections to the facts were not sufficiently substantiated. Procedural motions of the appellants, especially regarding the bias of the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) and the suspension of the proceedings, were rejected. Complaints of violation of the right to be heard against the Building and Urban Development Department (BUD) of the Canton of St. Gallen are unfounded or were remedied in the lower court proceedings. The conversion of the mobile communications facility was assessed according to the worst-case scenario and is approvable. An allegedly unlawful operation of the facility is not relevant for the current building permit application. The appeal against the applicable installation limit values of the NISV was dismissed as these are supported by current scientific findings. According to Art. 24bis para. 3 RPG, which came into force during the proceedings, the planned expansion of the existing mobile communications facility in the agricultural zone is considered site-bound. The lower courts also rightly found no overriding conflicting interests according to Art. 24 para. 1 lit. b RPG.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is dismissed and court costs of CHF 4,000.– are imposed on the appellants, without awarding party compensation.
4A_529/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning cost regulation
Summary of the facts
A.________ SA filed a lawsuit with the Pretura of the District of Lugano and demanded payment of a total of CHF 24,282.05 from B.________ and C.________. After back and forth in negotiations, A.________ SA ultimately abandoned its interest in the matter and requested the final deletion from the register. The first-instance judge ordered the case to be dismissed and imposed costs and compensation on A.________ SA to the opposing party. Subsequently, this cost regulation was confirmed by the II Civil Chamber of the Ticino Court of Appeal.
Summary of the considerations
- E.1: The requirements for admissibility of an appeal in civil matters pursuant to Art. 74 BGG are not met given the dispute value of under CHF 30,000.– and the legal questions raised. - E.2: The appeal was treated as a subsidiary constitutional complaint. - E.3: The submissions of the appellant regarding the notary’s conduct and its potential criminal relevance were deemed irrelevant and inadmissible. - E.4: The complaint alleging violation of the legal remedy instruction by the lower court was dismissed because extraordinary legal remedies such as revision do not have to be listed in the instruction. - E.5: The alleged violations of the right to be heard were considered unfounded. In particular, no oral hearing was requested and the lower court did not overlook any essential issues.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed and costs of CHF 2,000.– were imposed on the appellant, without awarding party compensation.
7B_851/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning pre-trial detention
Summary of the facts
A.________ is accused of having committed a total of 18 burglaries or attempted burglaries and other criminal acts (e.g., consumption of cocaine, offenses against the Narcotics Act) between 11 December 2025 and 25 February 2026. The Coercive Measures Court of the Canton of Vaud ordered pre-trial detention on 27 February 2026, which was extended on 11 May 2026 until 23 August 2026. A request for release was denied. An appeal against this decision before the Cantonal Court of Vaud was unsuccessful, whereupon A.________ lodged an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_255/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial of justice in commercial court proceedings
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________ AG, filed a complaint of denial of justice against the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich, single judge, in connection with two letters dated 13 April 2026 and 27 April 2026. During the proceedings, the appellant declared that the dispute had been settled with B.________ SA by means of a settlement and then withdrew the appeal.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_391/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning disability insurance case
Summary of the facts
The appellant claimed before the Federal Administrative Court that he was entitled to a disability pension. The Federal Administrative Court confirmed the decision of the IV office for insured persons abroad, according to which no such entitlement existed.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_179/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning claim for damages and legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested in her petition of 1 December 2025 that the Pretore of the District of Lugano order the respondent B.________ to pay damages of CHF 2,400,000.–. The Pretore requested on 10 December 2025 that she pay a cost advance of CHF 17,500.–. The appellant then appealed to the III Civil Chamber of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Ticino, which declared the appeal inadmissible. The appellant filed an appeal against this decision with the Federal Supreme Court and simultaneously requested the granting of legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_245/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial of justice
Summary of the facts
A.________ AG filed a complaint of denial of justice against the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich, single judge, following letters dated 13 April 2026 and 27 April 2026. A Federal Supreme Court order dated 20 May 2026 dismissed a request to consolidate several parallel proceedings. The respondents (B.________ AG as well as C.________ as attorney) responded to the complaint within the deadline. On 8 July 2026, the appellant declared the withdrawal of the complaint due to an amicable settlement of the dispute.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_275/2025: Judgment on the issue of material expropriation due to protection of a property
Summary of the facts
The Migros Zürich cooperative demanded compensation of CHF 8.24 million (+ interest) for material expropriation due to the protection of its property. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich rejected this claim and awarded the procedural costs to Migros. Migros appealed to the Federal Supreme Court and requested the annulment of the administrative court’s judgment as well as the declaration of an entitlement to compensation due to material expropriation.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_11/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning supplementary benefits to AHV/IV
Summary of the facts
A.A.________ (born 1964) applied for supplementary benefits (EL) to AHV/IV after being granted a disability pension of 52% of a full pension as of 1 January 2024. The implementing agency of the city of Zurich rejected the EL application for the period 1 February to 31 October 2024 because the countable income covered the expenses. The lower court, the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich, dismissed the appeal against the objection decision of 27 November 2024.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_253/2026: Dismissal of the proceedings due to withdrawal of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ AG (appellant) filed a complaint of denial of justice after receiving two letters from the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich, single judge, dated 13 April 2026 and 27 April 2026. A previous Federal Supreme Court order of 20 May 2026 rejected the consolidation of this proceeding with five other pending proceedings. During the proceedings, the appellant withdrew her complaint following an amicable settlement. Both parties waived party compensation mutually and requested a 50/50 split of the court costs.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_281/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning provisional legal remedy and payment order
Summary of the facts
A.________ SAGL filed a legal remedy against a judgment of the Executions and Bankruptcy Chamber of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Ticino dated 13 April 2026. In that judgment, provisional legal remedy for a claim based on a signed insurance policy was partially upheld. A.________ SAGL denied the existence of an acknowledgment of debt and complained about missing reminder letters as well as the non-withdrawal of the payment order.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_251/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial of justice – withdrawal and dismissal
Summary of the facts
The appellant (A.________ AG) filed a complaint of denial of justice in connection with letters of the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich, single judge, dated 13 and 27 April 2026. During the Federal Supreme Court proceedings, the appellant withdrew the complaint due to a settlement with B.________ AG.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_166/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning compensation for official defense counsel
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the lower court, the Superior Court of the Canton of Zurich, at second instance, among other things, for sexual acts with children to a conditional fine and a five-year expulsion order. After remand by the Federal Supreme Court in 2025, a renewed review of the expulsion was carried out, especially under the aspect of possible danger in Honduras due to the appellant’s homosexuality. By appeal to the Federal Supreme Court, A.________ requested to refrain from the expulsion or to remit the case for further clarification.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_604/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning challenge of an order to remit for indictment
Summary of the facts
A. The Public Prosecutor’s Office III of the Canton of Zurich initiated criminal proceedings against the appellant (A.________) on 15 October 2024 on suspicion of breach of banking secrecy (Art. 47 para. 1 lit. c BankG) and conducted a house search in June 2025. B. By order dated 8 December 2025, the Public Prosecutor’s Office discontinued the proceedings. An appeal was filed against this, so that on 7 April 2026 the Superior Court of the Canton of Zurich lifted the discontinuation and ordered remittance for indictment. C. The appellant requested the Federal Supreme Court to annul this remittance order and to definitively discontinue the proceedings.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_698/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning land register block in criminal proceedings on embezzlement
Summary of the facts
A.________ is suspected of having misused assets entrusted by B.________ in connection with the acquisition of a condominium unit in St. Moritz. The Graubünden public prosecutor’s office ordered a land register block on the affected property in September 2025, which the Superior Court of the Canton of Graubünden confirmed on 28 April 2026. A.________ filed an appeal against this decision with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_247/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial of justice
Summary of the facts
A.________ AG filed a complaint of denial of justice with the Federal Supreme Court in connection with letters from the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich dated 13 and 27 April 2026. After a settlement was reached with B.________ AG, the appellant withdrew the complaint.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_438/2024: Non-admission of the appeal concerning cost coverage for gender dysphoria
Summary of the facts
A.________, born in 1999 and insured obligatorily with Vivao Sympany AG (formerly Moove Sympany AG), applied for coverage of costs for cryopreservation of spermatozoa in connection with gender dysphoria. The health insurance rejected this, relying on the regulation that such costs are only covered in specific cases (e.g., cancer therapy). The cantonal instance granted A.________’s appeal and ordered the health insurance to cover the costs. Vivao Sympany appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_544/2025: Judgment on the obligation to provide benefits in accident insurance law
Summary of the facts
A.________, born 1957, suffered an injury to his right shoulder (rotator cuff rupture) while skiing on 31 January 2023. The accident insurance of Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG initially covered benefits but stopped them with reference to reaching the so-called status quo sine as of 23 May 2023. After the insured’s objection, Zurich upheld its decision. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern dismissed the appeal against it.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_123/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal in an international construction project
Summary of the facts
The dispute concerns the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal seated in Geneva, which acted in the context of an international construction project. The conflict arose after the demerger of C.________, with E.________ having taken over certain assets and liabilities. According to A.________ and B.________, E.________ is responsible for liabilities under the Master Joint Venture Agreement (MJVA) and Interim Agreement (IA), while the arbitral tribunal rejected its jurisdiction over E.________, especially due to the characterization of claims as unsecured debts and the lack of a valid contract transfer.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_340/2026: Dismissal of the appeal concerning serious crimes and expulsion order
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ was sentenced to seven years and five months of imprisonment and a seven-year expulsion order due to his involvement in two serious crimes (so-called "home jackings") and other offenses (including robbery, attempted qualified extortion and serious coercion, trespassing, and property damage). The judgment is substantially based on credible statements of a co-perpetrator and supplementary evidence (including telephone conversations and information on modus operandi). The appellant filed an appeal and requested, among other things, acquittal for certain offenses, a shorter prison sentence, waiver of the expulsion order, and granting of legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_607/2025: Dismissal of the appeal concerning recurrence report and degenerative knee complaints
Summary of the facts
The appellant, a former roofer, suffered a knee injury in January 2015 and reported a recurrence claim to the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (CNA) in April 2017. After medical evaluation, the CNA refused to cover the costs for the recurrence and found that the new complaints were of degenerative nature. After an earlier Federal Supreme Court judgment (8C_807/2019), the matter was re-examined and a further medical expert opinion was obtained, which arrived at similar conclusions as the CNA.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_209/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning simple violation of traffic rules
Summary of the facts
An appellant was convicted by the lower court for simple violation of traffic rules and fined 400 francs. The allegations mainly concerned inattentive driving due to use of a mobile phone at the wheel, driving on the overtaking lane without reason, and disregard of police orders. He appealed to the Federal Supreme Court with the main request for acquittal and subsidiarily for annulment of the judgment and remittance to the lower court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_897/2026: Federal Supreme Court judgment on non-admission decision concerning extension of pre-trial detention
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ is under criminal investigation for violence and threats against authorities and officials or threats. He is in pre-trial detention by order of the Coercive Measures Court of the District of Uster dated 2 March 2026. The Superior Court of the Canton of Zurich rejected his appeal against this detention order on 25 March 2026. By decision of 29 April 2026, the Coercive Measures Court extended the pre-trial detention until 26 October 2026. This extension was also confirmed by the Superior Court on 2 June 2026. By submission dated 7 July 2026, A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court, requesting annulment of the Superior Court's decision and his immediate release from detention.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_587/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning provisional measures
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed a request for provisional measures against B.________ with the Civil Court of the District of Lausanne on 30 December 2025. Due to an alleged delay in the decision, A.________ filed a complaint with the Chambre des recours civile of the Cantonal Court of Vaud on 28 May 2026, requesting, among other things, a deadline for the Civil Court. On 9 June 2026, A.________ filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Supreme Court. The Civil Court decided on the request for provisional measures on 10 June 2026, whereupon the Chambre des recours declared the complaint moot on 22 June 2026 and struck the case from the docket. A.________ withdrew his complaint before the Federal Supreme Court on 10 July 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_506/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning reconsideration of subsistence minimum
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ was informed by the cantonal debt enforcement office that her requests for reconsideration of previous decisions concerning the calculation of the subsistence minimum and the distribution of seized funds would not be considered as they had already become final. Her subsequent complaint to the cantonal supervisory authority was declared inadmissible. She appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4F_17/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning request for revision and insufficient reasoning
Summary of the facts
In judgment 4D_139/2025 dated 3 October 2025, the Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of A.________ (applicant). This was decided due to insufficient reasoning pursuant to Art. 42 para. 2 and Art. 106 para. 2 BGG. A first request for revision by the applicant against this judgment (4F_48/2025) was also dismissed on 8 January 2026 because it was insufficiently reasoned. The applicant filed a new request for revision on 4 June 2026, supplemented by numerous addenda.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_262/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning insurance benefits
Summary of the facts
A.________ claimed further insurance benefits from INSAI for an accident on 8 November 2023, which were denied by decision of 1 September 2025. The Cantonal Insurance Court of the Canton of Ticino dismissed A.________’s appeal on 23 March 2026. A.________ appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court on 22 April 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_710/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning residual financing contribution for basic care services
Summary of the facts
A.________ GmbH, a Spitex organization in the Canton of Glarus, appealed against the decision of the Government Council of the Canton of Glarus, which included an amendment to the Care and Support Ordinance (PBV/GL). In particular, Art. 31 para. 3a PBV/GL was challenged, which sets the residual financing contribution for basic care services provided by employed caregivers at CHF 8.80 per hour. The appellant demanded a higher contribution to ensure cost-covering service provision.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_812/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning unsealing of documents
Summary of the facts
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Canton of St. Gallen opened a criminal investigation for suspected economic crime (including qualified breach of trust and money laundering). The matter included the unsealing of accounting documents of an affected company. The cantonal coercive measures court rejected the Public Prosecutor’s unsealing request concerning a "detailed performance overview". The Public Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal against this decision with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_249/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial of justice
Summary of the facts
A.________ AG filed a complaint of denial of justice with the Federal Supreme Court against the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich (single judge). The complaint was withdrawn by the appellant after an amicable settlement of the dispute.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_120/2026: Partial acceptance concerning unauthorized intrusion into a data processing system
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________, a former employee of U.________, is accused of having unlawfully obtained administrator rights on a computer system in autumn 2018 by exploiting a security gap ("Oracle trap") and having installed software. The first-instance court acquitted him of this accusation among others, but the appellate court found him guilty and sentenced him to nine months’ imprisonment. A.________ appealed this judgment to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_357/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning possessory action
Summary of the facts
The appeal concerns an action réintégrande (possessory action pursuant to Art. 927 ZGB) filed by the respondents seeking restoration of access to a specific apartment. The lower court confirmed the first-instance judgment, which was in favor of the respondents, and dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant against it. The appellant appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_666/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning matrimonial protection measures
Summary of the facts
The appellant (A.________) and the respondent (B.________) have lived separated since November 2025. The District Court Toggenburg regulated the separation in a matrimonial protection decision of 13 March 2026. The appellant contested the minutes and requested its supplementation as well as a "certified copy" of the decision. The court pointed out that the deadline for requesting reasoning had expired. The appellant then requested reinstatement of the appeal period before the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen. The Cantonal Court rejected his request. By submission dated 10 July 2026, the appellant turned to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_955/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning discontinuation of criminal proceedings
Summary of the facts
The A.________ AG filed a criminal complaint against C.B.________ and K.________ for breach of trust in connection with the sale of a condominium at U.________ street in V.________. The Zug public prosecutor’s office discontinued the criminal investigation, which the Superior Court of the Canton of Zug confirmed. A.________ AG filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court against this and requested annulment of the discontinuation order and remittance for further investigation.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.