According to Swedish National Radio, the judge in the Pirate Bay trial is a board member for a copyright industry lobbying group, and this conflict of interest may result in a mistrial. The Swedish article has been translated into English on Freeform 101 by a Dane, and is a little rough:

There are different types of ____ ('jäv', translation help needed). The most obvious case is if a judge is related to one of the inflicted parties. This is not the case here. But the concept of _____ ('delikatessjäv', translation help needed) exists, and that means that you as a judge must not have any reason to be deemed partial.

"But I do not think that I can be deemed partial because of these engagements," says Tomas Norström, judge in The Pirate Bay trial.

How do you explain that several law experts disagree with you?

"You will have to ask them that yourselv. Every time I am presented with a count, I access if I see myself as partial. That I have not in this case," says Tomas Norström.

But it does not matter what the judges thinks himself. This thinks Erik Bylander, associate professor in law practice at the Gothenburg Business College.

"Regardless of the judge's viewpoint, it can seem highly questionable. In a high profile lawsuit such as this one, I am _____ ('förvåna', translation help needed) that the court has not been more careful," he says.