Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries with facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the further judgments, you will find a summary of the facts in each case. The complete summaries of all judgments are available in the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments individually tailored to your areas of law.
7B_471/2024: Compensation after Termination of Criminal Proceedings
Summary of Facts
After the termination of various criminal proceedings, the public prosecutor awarded the complainant and her husband jointly compensation of 2,200 francs. The complainant's cantonal appeal was declared partially inadmissible due to lack of standing, whereupon she requested compensation of 5,400 francs for the preliminary proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of Considerations
(E.1) The contested decision is a partly final decision in a criminal matter. The complainant is entitled to allege formal denial of justice because the cantonal instance declared her appeal regarding compensation inadmissible; the appeal is otherwise timely and proper in form. At this procedural stage, the Federal Supreme Court only reviews the admissibility of the cantonal appeal. (E.2) Pursuant to Art. 382 para. 1 CPC, a party has a legally protected interest if it is directly and currently affected in its own rights; this applies in particular to the award of compensation. The subject matter of the dispute is determined by the contested points and must be interpreted based on the requests and their reasoning. The cantonal instance failed to recognize that the complainant had challenged the amount of compensation awarded to her in connection with the termination of the proceedings for defamation against her. By not deciding on this, it violated Art. 382 para. 1 CPC and committed a formal denial of justice. (E.3) The appeal is to be upheld. The contested decision is annulled to this extent and the matter is remitted for a new decision on compensation as well as the cantonal procedural costs and compensations. Court costs are not charged; the complainant is awarded party compensation.
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal is upheld and the matter is remitted to the lower instance for a decision on the amount of compensation. No court costs are charged and a party compensation of 1,500 francs is awarded.
5A_942/2025: Edictal Service in Divorce Proceedings and Reopening of Proceedings
Summary of Facts
The complainant was summoned in the divorce proceedings by public notice after several address verifications had been unsuccessful. The divorce judgment became final. With a submission described as a reopening request/nullity action, she requested the declaration of nullity of various orders and the divorce judgment as well as the reopening of the divorce proceedings. The civil district court did not enter into the claim; the cantonal court dismissed the appeal. The complainant filed a civil law appeal against this decision.
Summary of Considerations
E.1: The civil law appeal is admissible; there is a final decision in a non-patrimonial civil matter, the complainant has standing, and the appeal was filed timely and properly. E.2: The Federal Supreme Court reviews legal violations under Art. 95 ff. FPC only if sufficiently substantiated and generally bases its assessment on the facts found by the lower instance. E.3: The lower instance based its decision on two independent lines of reasoning; both had to be challenged. E.4: Whether the non-entry due to insufficient legal claims withstands the prohibition of exaggerated formalism can remain open, as the complainant fails to refute the alternative argument. E.5: Edictal service under Art. 141 CPC is only permitted if other forms of service are impossible and all reasonable investigations have been unsuccessful. In the case of obviously impermissible public notice, a serious procedural defect and nullity may exist. E.6: The lower instance found that the respondent had unsuccessfully searched for the complainant’s address with several Swiss authorities and the Swiss Post. Given the separation lasting over 16 years, further investigations with family members, acquaintances, or an employer were not automatically necessary; service via legal assistance under the Hague Service Convention was also excluded. E.7: The complainant does not prove arbitrary factual findings. It is not established that the respondent knew her former address or a valid telephone number. Nor does she specify which concrete French authority could have been consulted or that the internet searches submitted then had the same content. According to the binding facts, her whereabouts were permanently unknown; further reasonable investigations were not indicated. The edictal service was therefore in accordance with federal law. E.8: The appeal is dismissed; the complainant bears the court costs and owes the respondent party compensation.
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal is dismissed. The court costs are imposed on the complainant, who must pay the respondent party compensation of CHF 500.--.
5A_425/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Payment Orders
Summary of Facts
The complainant opposed several payment orders issued by the Debt Collection Office Bern-Mittelland in proceedings in the canton of Bern. The cantonal supervisory authority dismissed the appeal insofar as it entered into it. The complainant then filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court but died during the federal proceedings.
Summary of Considerations
E.1: Despite the complainant’s death, the proceedings are not stayed for procedural economy reasons, as the appeal is obviously insufficiently substantiated and thus ready for decision. E.2: The appeal reasoning must specifically state how the contested decision violates the law; for constitutional complaints, the strict complaint principle applies. E.3: The lower instance denied the nullity of the debt collection proceedings and the published payment orders. The electronic submission of the debt collection request and the conduct of the competent authority as the canton’s representative are admissible. E.4: The complainant’s general criticism of an earlier Federal Supreme Court decision and SECO publications does not demonstrate any legal violation. Claims for damages and compensation are not subject matter of the proceedings. E.5: The appeal is insufficiently substantiated and is therefore not entered into. Court costs are waived; the request for legal aid becomes moot.
Summary of the Dispositive
The appeal is not entered into. No court costs are charged.
7B_22/2026: Standing of the Legal Representative of a Minor Victim
Summary of Facts
The complainant filed a criminal complaint against her husband for various offenses, including bodily injury and violation of the duty of care or upbringing to the detriment of their common minor son. The public prosecutor discontinued the proceedings; the cantonal appellate instance partially lifted the discontinuation order but dismissed the complaint insofar as the mother had acted on behalf of the son against the discontinuation concerning the offenses affecting him. Before the Federal Supreme Court, the complainant claimed that she had standing as the son's legal representative.
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4D_111/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Legal Opening
Summary of Facts
The complainant appealed against a decision of the Zurich Cantonal Supreme Court concerning legal opening. Despite request and set deadline extension, he did not pay the cost advance of CHF 800.--.
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7B_192/2026: Examination of Neediness in the Appointment of a Public Defender in Appeal Proceedings
Summary of Facts
A.________ was sentenced by the Tribunal correctionnel of the canton of Geneva to a partially suspended prison sentence of 36 months. For the appeal proceedings, he requested the appointment of his previous legal representative as public defender and the coverage of his fees. The President of the Criminal Appeals and Revision Chamber rejected the request referring to released securities of 250,000 francs. A.________ filed a criminal appeal against this decision.
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8C_611/2025: Causation of Knee Complaints and Meniscus Lesion in Accident
Summary of Facts
The complainant was compulsorily insured against accident consequences with Suva and fell while going down stairs. After initially diagnosed knee contusions and an ankle distortion, a meniscus lesion was later diagnosed. Suva closed the case on November 5, 2023, because at the latest six weeks after the accident, the condition had been reached as it would have occurred without the accident. The Administrative Court of the canton of Zug confirmed the case closure.
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2C_322/2025: Reduction and Cancellation of Variable Remunerations in State Support of Systemically Relevant Banks
Summary of Facts
Credit Suisse received state-guaranteed liquidity assistance in March 2023. The Federal Department of Finance ordered, based on Art. 10a BankG, the full or partial cancellation or reduction of variable remunerations for certain management levels. Affected employees challenged the order at the Federal Administrative Court, which annulled dispositive numbers 1 and 2. The Swiss Confederation as well as UBS AG and UBS Group AG filed complaints with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
4A_461/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Delay and Denial of Justice
Summary of Facts
The Cantonal Court of Schwyz stayed pending appeal proceedings and informed the complainant that his recusal request was not subject matter of these proceedings. The complainant appealed both orders to the Federal Supreme Court and requested extension of the reasoning period as well as legal aid.
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7B_1193/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Pre-Trial Detention
Summary of Facts
The Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Tribunal dismissed A.________’s appeal against the order of the Tribunal des mesures de contrainte regarding pre-trial detention. On September 14, 2026, A.________ filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court and requested legal aid.
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5A_211/2026: Definitive Registration of a Construction Worker’s Lien
Summary of Facts
B.________ AG carried out work on behalf of tenant D.________ AG for a refrigeration system and ventilation on the property of A.________ AG. Due to unpaid invoices, a construction worker’s lien was provisionally registered; the civil court and subsequently the appellate court granted the claim for definitive registration. A.________ AG filed a civil law appeal against this with the Federal Supreme Court.
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2F_22/2026: Revision of a Judgment Regarding Legal Aid
Summary of Facts
The applicant filed a complaint against the Federal Office of Transport for denial and delay of justice and requested legal aid. After the Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the refusal of legal aid, he requested revision of this judgment and asserted various grounds for revision.
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4D_149/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Legal Aid
Summary of Facts
The single judge at the Zurich District Court dismissed the complainant’s request for legal aid for a conciliation procedure. The Zurich Cantonal Supreme Court did not enter into the subsequent appeal; the complainant then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
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8C_492/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Suspension of Accident Insurance Benefits
Summary of Facts
The complainant suffered an impact on his left hip and left knee while unloading a vehicle on December 3, 2024. Suva terminated the initially provided insurance benefits as of February 6, 2025, because medically the accident had not caused new structural lesions and the accident consequences had healed. The Administrative Court of the canton of Bern confirmed this termination of benefits.
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9C_665/2025: Recovery of Benefits in the Context of Retraining
Summary of Facts
The complainant received payments related to discontinued retraining for tuition fees, teaching materials, travel expenses, and meals. The disability insurance office demanded repayment of CHF 11,760.85 because there was no legal entitlement to these benefits; the social insurance court dismissed the appeal against this.
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9G_2/2026: Withdrawal of a Request for Correction of a Judgment Regarding Direct Federal Tax
Summary of Facts
X.________ SA filed a request for correction, alternatively for redaction, against the Swiss Federal Supreme Court’s judgment 9C_251/2025 of July 22, 2026, regarding direct federal tax for the 2014 tax period. By letter of October 1, 2026, it withdrew the request submitted on September 17, 2026.
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8C_514/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Late Appeal Against a Reconsideration Decision on Supplementary Benefits
Summary of Facts
The Insurance Court of the canton of St. Gallen did not enter into the appeal against the reconsideration decision of the Social Insurance Institution of the canton of St. Gallen due to tardiness. The complainant requested leniency for a one-day missed deadline and additionally commented substantively on the dispute.
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7B_599/2026: Consent to the Euthanasia of a Dog and Termination of Criminal Proceedings
Summary of Facts
A.________ filed a criminal complaint against a veterinarian for property damage and animal cruelty because she euthanized his dog. The public prosecutor discontinued the criminal proceedings; the Cantonal Court of Schwyz dismissed the appeal against this. A.________ then filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
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7B_1226/2026: Pre-Trial Detention Due to Qualified Risk of Recidivism
Summary of Facts
A.________ was the subject of a criminal investigation for endangering life, possibly attempted intentional killing, violence and threats against authorities and officials, as well as violations of the Weapons Act. He is accused of having seized a police officer’s weapon during a police transport and having fired a shot in the vehicle while in a highly agitated state under the influence of drugs. The coercive measures court ordered pre-trial detention for three months; the cantonal appellate instance confirmed this decision.
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4D_142/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Waiver of Court Costs
Summary of Facts
The Cantonal Supreme Court of Solothurn dismissed the complainant’s request for waiver of court costs of CHF 450.-- insofar as it entered into it. The complainant appealed against this to the Federal Supreme Court, filed recusal requests against two federal judges, and requested legal aid.
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5A_375/2026: Provisional Award of Sole Custody and Determination of Child Support Contributions
Summary of Facts
The unmarried and separated parents have two children, the son suffering from E.________ syndrome. The regional court awarded sole custody to the mother, regulated visitation rights, and obliged the father to pay child support contributions. The appellate court confirmed the custody award and only changed the amount of child support contributions. The father requests before the Federal Supreme Court the annulment of the decision, the award of sole custody to him, supplementary expert questions or a second expert opinion, and the replacement of the child representative.
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8C_569/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Revision of Disability Pension
Summary of Facts
The complainant requested a higher disability pension within a revision procedure due to a claimed deterioration of her health condition. The Cantonal Supreme Court of Schaffhausen confirmed that the burden profile, already limited due to the illness at the time the pension was granted, had not changed significantly; the complainant appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
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4D_144/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Waiver of Court Costs
Summary of Facts
The Cantonal Supreme Court of Solothurn dismissed the complainant’s request for waiver of court costs of CHF 500.-- insofar as it entered into it. The complainant appealed against this to the Federal Supreme Court, filed recusal requests against two federal judges, and requested legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
8C_498/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Provisional Measures and Legal Aid
Summary of Facts
The complainant conducted an appeal proceeding before the Administrative Court of the canton of Bern against a reconsideration decision of Hotela Versicherungen AG concerning benefits under UVG. Her request for super-provisional measures was dismissed, and the request for legal aid was not entered into. She appealed this to the Federal Supreme Court and requested approval of legal aid as well as provisional measures.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
4A_425/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Provisional Legal Opening
Summary of Facts
The Winterthur District Court granted the respondent provisional legal opening for CHF 101,778.55 in a debt collection proceeding. The Zurich Cantonal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed against this as obviously unfounded insofar as it entered into it. The complainant filed an appeal in French at the Federal Supreme Court and additionally requested anonymization, French as procedural language, suspensive effect, and legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
5A_287/2026: Service of a Payment Order at the Debt Collection Office
Summary of Facts
A.________ was served a payment order at the debt collection office and lodged an objection. His appeal against the service and his request to annul the payment order were dismissed by the Bern Cantonal Supreme Court. Before the Federal Supreme Court, he requested annulment of this decision and additionally requested legal aid.
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8C_547/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Entitlement to a Disability Pension
Summary of Facts
The disability insurance office of the canton of Zurich denied the complainant’s claim to a disability pension because there was no entitlement-qualifying impairment of the ability to work in a disability-adapted activity. The Social Insurance Court of the canton of Zurich confirmed this order. The complainant appealed against this to the Federal Supreme Court.
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4D_147/2026: Non-Entry on the Appeal Regarding Legal Aid
Summary of Facts
The single judge at the Zurich District Court dismissed the complainant’s request for legal aid for a conciliation procedure. The Zurich Cantonal Supreme Court did not enter into the subsequent appeal. The complainant challenged this decision at the Federal Supreme Court by civil law appeal and/or subsidiary constitutional complaint and filed a timely supplement.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.