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Art. 115 Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO) - Kostentragungspflicht
ZPO; 1. Teil: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; 8. Titel: Prozesskosten und unentgeltliche Rechtspflege; 3. Kapitel: Besondere Kostenregelungen
Art. 115 ZPO · Kostentragungspflicht
Bei bös- oder mutwilliger Prozessführung können die Gerichtskosten auch in den unentgeltlichen Verfahren einer Partei auferlegt werden.
Bei Streitigkeiten nach Artikel 114 Buchstabe f können die Gerichtskosten der unterliegenden Partei auferlegt werden, wenn gegen sie ein Verbot nach Artikel 28 b ZGB oder eine elektronische Überwachung nach Artikel 28 c ZGB angeordnet wird.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (359)
A/2935/2023 · ge (art. 115 al. 1 CPC)
Insured Claim for Sickness Benefit Dismissed Due to No Salary Loss; Insurer's Fraud Claim Rejected.
The court applied this article to decide on the allocation of half of the judicial costs due to the applicant's bad faith.
HC.2025.470 · vd (Art. 115 CPC)
Employee Wrongful Dismissal Upheld After 22 Years of Service
Applied to impose judicial costs on the appellant due to their temerarious proceedings.
ZVE.2025.12 · ag (Art. 115 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Labor Arbitration Barred by Prior Settlement and Release of Claims
Cited as the basis for not awarding party compensation in labor disputes up to a certain value, unless there is malicious or frivolous litigation.
LA240020 · zh (Art. 115 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Employer Liability for Non-Compliant Sickness Insurance Coverage During Probationary Termination
Cited in relation to the assessment of whether court costs should be imposed due to malicious or wanton conduct.
ZVE.2024.14 · ag (Art. 115 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Employee Wages and Employer's Unsubstantiated Counterclaims
Allows imposing court costs even in free proceedings in case of malicious or frivolous litigation.
C/4451/2021 · ge (art. 115 CPC)
Appeal Regarding Imposition of Judicial Costs in Tenancy Dispute
This provision, concerning the charging of costs due to reckless or bad faith proceedings, was the basis for the initial judgment's order (ch. 2) which the appeal sought to annul; the Court's decision to annul that order implies a ruling on the application/rejection of this article.
LA240004 · zh (Art. 115 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Employee Reference Alteration and COVID-19 Policy Dispute Dismissed with Cost Modification
Cited to exclude exceptions to the cost-free nature of the appeal procedure.
C/13276/2021 · ge (art. 115 CPC)
Wrongful Termination Due to Biased Internal Investigation
This provision was cited in relation to the possibility of imposing legal costs due to temerity or bad faith, although the claim against the employers was rejected.
16.2023.29 · ti (art. 115 CPC)
Employee Wage Claim and Employer Set-Off Appeal
Cited to justify not finding the case frivolous, thus aligning with the order that no procedural costs are collected.
16.2023.26 · ti (art. 115 CPC)
Employer Obligation to Reimburse Unemployment Benefits Following Illness-Extended Notice Period
Cited in the reasoning to explain why no court costs were levied due to the absence of procedural temerity.
ZVE.2024.31 · ag (Art. 115 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Employment Contract Appeal Dismissed for Vexatious Conduct and Lack of Merits
Allows for imposing court costs on a party in case of malicious or frivolous litigation.
16.2023.5 · ti (art. 115 CPC)
Employee Overtime Compensation and Sick Pay Calculation Dispute
Cited in relation to the absence of punitive costs (temerarietà processuale).
ZSU.2024.66 · ag (Art. 115 Abs. 1 ZPO)
Tenants' Failure to Appear Justifies Cost Sanction
Cited as the legal basis for imposing costs in otherwise free conciliation proceedings due to malicious or frivolous litigation.
C/9701/2023 · ge (art. 115 al. 1 CPC)
Recognition of Foreign Divorce and Retroactive Extinction of Marital Protective Measures
Basis for deciding on the costs of the first instance and appeal due to the appellant's temerarious conduct.
16.2022.16 · ti (art. 115 CPC)
Personnel Leasing Company vs. Employee: Interpretation of Shift Bonus Entitlement under CCL PP
Cited in the reasoning section to exclude the possibility of procedural temerity (which would negate free proceedings).