Leif Thorsson

Leif Thorsson, born July 4 1945 in Malmö, Sverige. A Swedish jurist specialized in corporate law. Judge in the Supreme Court of Sweden since September 9 1993. Education: law degree (Jur. kand.). Leif Thorsson is also the recipient of a honorary doctorate degree in law from Stockholm University.

He is, in addition to his position at the Supreme Court, also the president of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Committee ("Stockholms Handelskammares Skiljedomsinstitut"), which he has been a member of since 1989. Thorsson is also a member of the board in several non-profit foundations. Before being appointed to the Supreme Court Thorsson was an associate at the Lagerlöf law firm between 1974-1978. After having been admitted to the bar association Thorsson was hired as an attorney at Carl Swartling law firm in Stockholm, where he made partner in 1983.

Leif Thorsson has since April 2005 taken a leave of absence from the Supreme Court after having admitted to paying a 20-year old man for sexual services on several occasions. Purchasing sexual services is a misdemeanor criminal offence, and Thorsson received a fine after entering into a plea agreement in May 2005. Later the same month the Chancellor of Justice decided not to enter into a process to have Thorsson removed from the Supreme Court.

Bibliography

*"Festskrift till Gotthard Calissendorff", editors: Leif Thorsson and Sven Unger, Stockholm, 1990.
*"Till Gunnar Nord: ett symposium", editors: Stephan Carlsson and Leif Thorsson, Stockholm, 1996.
*Skog, Rolf: "Tvångsinlösen av minoritetsaktier – kommer den nya aktiebolagslagen att lösa problemen?", article by Leif Thorsson: "Förutsättningarna för tvångsinlösen, Del I". Stockholm, 2003.

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