Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (BGer) 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 complete 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.
2C_377/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding free legal representation
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested the Federal Supreme Court to overturn the decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich, which refused free legal representation in the appeal proceedings before the District Council of Zurich. The appeal proceedings were prompted by the temporary expulsion of her daughter from school and an issued area ban.
Summary of the considerations
- **E.1:** The appellant’s daughter was temporarily expelled from classes and received an area ban. The appellant’s appeal was successful, however her request for free legal representation was rejected because she had not consulted a lawyer and conducted the appeal without legal assistance. - **E.2.1-2.2:** The Federal Supreme Court requires a current and practical legal interest for the treatment of an appeal. This interest must bring a benefit to the appellant and be able to improve her legal or factual situation. Waiving the requirement of a current interest is only considered in recurring and fundamentally significant questions. - **E.2.3:** The appellant submitted her appeal without legal representation and only filed the request for free legal representation after the conclusion of the proceedings. - **E.2.4:** Neither the appeal nor the circumstances show that the appellant has a current and practical interest in the assessment of her matter before the Federal Supreme Court. - **E.3.1:** Since the required legal interest is lacking, the appeal is inadmissible. - **E.3.2:** The request for free legal aid for the Supreme Court proceedings is rejected due to lack of prospects. Court costs are not charged.
Summary of the dispositive
The Federal Supreme Court did not admit the appeal and rejected the request for free legal representation. No court costs were charged.
9C_507/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding tax liability of farmers for spirit tax
Summary of the facts
The Federal Customs and Border Security Office (BAZG) set the tax-free self-consumption quantity of the appellant A.________ for the distillation year 2023/2024 at zero and demanded a spirit tax of 3,786.25 Swiss francs as well as a processing fee of 176 Swiss francs. A.________ had leased his agricultural business as of April 15, 2023, but did not submit an annual declaration. His objection and the appeal to the Federal Administrative Court were unsuccessful.
Summary of the considerations
- **E.1:** The appeal is directed against an admissible final decision of the Federal Administrative Court. The formal and deadline requirements for the appeal were met, so it is admitted. - **E.2:** The Federal Supreme Court examines violations of federal law with full cognition and generally relies on the facts established by the lower instance. The appellant’s request for a determination that no tax is owed is subsidiary and inadmissible; it is not admitted. - **E.3:** The lower instance correctly determined that the appellant had a duty to cooperate and report, especially regarding the notification of the transfer of the business. The failure to submit the annual declaration was unlawful and led to tax assessment based on data known to the authority. - **E.4:** The appellant remains liable for tax for the distillation year 2023/2024 because the transfer of the agricultural business was not notified in time. There are no indications of a breach of investigation and clarification duties by the BAZG or the lower instance, and the amount of the additional claim is legally unobjectionable. - **E.5:** The appellant’s assertions regarding an automated data exchange between the canton and the federal government or an alleged non-receipt of the duty manual are unavailing. Article 19 lit. b AlkV establishes tax liability regardless of such speculative assumptions.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is dismissed and court costs are imposed on the appellant. No party compensation is awarded.
4A_384/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding the clarification of an employment contract with outstanding salary payments
Summary of the facts
The case concerns the clarification of whether an employment contract was concluded between a clinic (A.________ Sàrl) and a nurse (B.________) and which party is liable for outstanding salary payments. The lower instances had to assess in particular the questions of the contractual parties, the conclusion of the contract, and the contract terms.
Summary of the considerations
The Federal Supreme Court declares the appeal admissible in principle. The subject matter of the dispute is in particular whether an employment contract was concluded between the appellant and the respondent and who can be regarded as the contractual party, if applicable. The findings of the lower instance regarding the actual course of communication and its legal assessment are not unsettled by the appellant’s appellate objections. The Federal Supreme Court points out that the appellant’s objections constitute insufficiently reasoned and appellate criticism, which leads to the irrelevance of these arguments. The lower instance correctly determined that an employment contract can also be concluded tacitly or orally pursuant to Art. 1 and 18 CO. No violation of law is present. The appeal is considered inadmissible due to insufficient reasoning.
Summary of the dispositive
The Federal Supreme Court declares the appeal inadmissible and imposes court costs on the appellant as well as party compensation to the respondent.
7B_461/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding security deposit
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed an appeal on March 21, 2026, against a non-admission order of the public prosecutor’s office of the Canton of Jura dated March 9, 2026. The president of the criminal chamber of the cantonal court of Jura ordered a security deposit of CHF 800 to be paid. On April 9, 2026, A.________ filed an appeal and a “subsidiary constitutional complaint” against this security requirement with the Federal Supreme Court.
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7B_783/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding the order of preventive detention
Summary of the facts
The Federal Supreme Court examined an appeal by A.A.________ against the order of preventive detention in connection with various criminal offenses, including bodily harm, use of violence, threats, extortion, and attempted rape. The appellant was convicted by the regional court Jura bernois-Seeland and sentenced to 52 months imprisonment as well as a fine and a penalty. The security measure was ordered to ensure enforcement of the sentence. The appeal was directed against the judgment of the appeals chamber of the criminal division of the cantonal court of Bern, which also confirmed the preventive detention.
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9C_291/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding the obligation to bear costs for the proceedings
Summary of the facts
The taxpayer A.________ filed an appeal against the decision of the Cantonal Tribunal of the Canton of Vaud dated March 30, 2026, regarding cantonal and municipal taxes as well as the direct federal tax for the tax period 2011. The Cantonal Tribunal declared the appeal inadmissible due to non-payment of a cost advance of CHF 1,500.–. The appellant argued that she has an undisputed and due claim against the state in the amount of CHF 3,000.– and therefore no obligation to pay the cost advance exists.
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8C_411/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding procedural requirements in the area of disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The Federal Social Insurance Office (appellant) withdrew an appeal against the decision of the Higher Court of the Canton of Schaffhausen dated May 12, 2026, which concerned procedural requirements in the area of disability insurance.
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8C_241/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding cost advance in disability insurance proceedings
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against the judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern dated March 11, 2026. During the appeal proceedings, the appellant was requested to pay a cost advance of CHF 500. Even after an extension of the deadline, he did not pay the advance.
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9C_51/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The proceedings concern an appeal by A.________ against a decision of the Chambre des assurances sociales of the Court of Justice of the Republic and Canton of Geneva dated December 11, 2025, in a disability insurance matter. A.________ declared the withdrawal of the appeal filed on January 20, 2026, by letter dated June 23, 2026.
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8C_242/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding supplementary benefits to AHV/IV
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against a judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern dated March 11, 2026, in connection with supplementary benefits to AHV/IV. During the Federal Supreme Court proceedings, he was requested to pay a cost advance, which he failed to fulfill neither within the deadline nor within the granted grace period.
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7B_1163/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding reopening of proceedings due to possible breach of official secrecy
Summary of the facts
A.________, a former deputy attorney general and now attorney general of the Canton of Fribourg, filed an appeal against a decision of the criminal chamber of the Cantonal Court of Fribourg dated September 23, 2025. In this decision, the lower instance ordered the reopening of proceedings due to a possible breach of official secrecy by A.________. The subject matter of the proceedings is a criminal complaint by B.________, a defendant in another case, who alleged that A.________ unlawfully disclosed information from a case against B.________ to third parties.
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8C_293/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding SUVA’s obligation to pay benefits
Summary of the facts
The appellant, born in 1993, suffered health damage on July 5, 2022, during an army refresher course as a result of the explosion of several hand grenades in close proximity. The Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (SUVA), Military Insurance Division, rejected the obligation to pay benefits on December 18, 2024, because the insured’s complaints were attributed to Menière’s disease. The lower instance (Canton of Geneva) overturned this decision and referred the matter back to SUVA for further clarification.
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4D_93/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding challenge of a justice of the peace
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, filed an appeal against the dismissal of his request to challenge a justice of the peace by the Cantonal Court. The lower instances, first the Pretore and then the III Civil Chamber of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Ticino, had dismissed his request or the appeal against the first-instance dismissal.
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8C_56/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding re-registration with disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The appellant re-registered with disability insurance in 2023 due to a back condition after earlier applications (2004) and a re-registration procedure (2024) had been rejected due to a low degree of disability or lack of relevant changes in circumstances. By an order dated June 13, 2025, the IV office did not admit the renewed re-registration request because no significant changes could be credibly demonstrated. The cantonal social insurance court dismissed the appeal against this order.
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2C_384/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding state liability claim and cost advance
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed a state liability claim with the Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz but was obliged to pay a cost advance. Due to non-payment, the lower instance did not admit the claim. A.________ criticized this before the Federal Supreme Court with requests to overturn the decision and to refer the matter back for substantive assessment.
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9C_370/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding free legal aid
Summary of the facts
The Federal Administrative Court refused the appellant free legal representation by interim order and demanded a cost advance. If the advance was not paid on time, the appeal would not be admitted. The appellant filed an appeal against this with the Federal Supreme Court.
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8C_443/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding adjustment of disability pension
Summary of the facts
A.________, who had been receiving a quarter pension and temporarily a half pension from disability insurance since 2016, applied in a revision procedure for an adjustment of her benefits. The IV office Basel-Stadt found after renewed review that entitlement to a half pension still existed. However, the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Basel-Stadt obliged the IV office to grant A.________ a full disability pension from October 2021. This was based in particular on a psychiatric expert opinion showing a significant deterioration in health.
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5A_675/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding annulment of bankruptcy
Summary of the facts
The Federal Supreme Court had to decide on an appeal by A.________ Sàrl in liquidation against a judgment of the Civil Chamber of the Geneva Cantonal Court, which had rejected the annulment of the bankruptcy.
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4A_533/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding minority shareholders’ right of inspection
Summary of the facts
A.________ Sàrl, a company based in Switzerland, held 38.75% of the F.________ Group, whose value had dropped significantly due to various political and legal events. In the context of a general meeting, the minority shareholders (C.________, B.________, E.________, D.________) requested inspection of certain documents and further information pursuant to Art. 802 CO. After various, in their view insufficient, responses from A.________, the minority shareholders filed corresponding court applications. Both the first instance and the cantonal instance dealt with the scope of the right of inspection under Art. 802 CO, whereby the cantonal instance partially amended the first judgment and granted extended inspection. A.________ then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
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4A_554/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding claim for damages against a public hospital
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, was medically treated in a public hospital due to complaints after childbirth. A subsequently diagnosed partial cauda equina syndrome led to permanent neurological damage. She claimed damages from the hospital relying on treatment delay. The cantonal court denied the causal link between the treatment delay and the incurred damage.
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4A_177/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding variable remuneration and loyalty bonus
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ was employed as commercial director at B.________ SA. His employment contract provided for a variable remuneration ('prime variable'), the payment of which was linked to achieving certain financial and personal goals. For the year 2019, the appellant received neither the variable remuneration nor the loyalty bonus ('prime de fidélité'). Later, he was dismissed due to dissatisfaction with his performance. The appellant subsequently claimed compensation, including a presumably owed part of the variable remuneration and compensation for abusive dismissal. The cantonal courts rejected his claim for payment of the variable remuneration and the loyalty bonus. The appellant challenged these judgments before the Federal Supreme Court.
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7B_523/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding unsealing of a mobile phone
Summary of the facts
The public prosecutor’s office of the Canton of Graubünden conducted a criminal investigation against B.________ for negligent causing of a fire and violation of the narcotics law. In connection with a fire case and the operation of an indoor hemp facility, among other things, a mobile phone belonging to A.________ AG was seized at the defendant’s residence. The public prosecutor’s office filed an application for unsealing with the coercive measures court of the Canton of Graubünden. By decision of May 7, 2025, the application was partially granted regarding the mobile phone. The affected company and an individual appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
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