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Judge Feldman, who has presided over the litigation involving the Obama administration's moratorium on drilling, has denied the recusal motion.       . . . . .       Equity funds have helped launch a new UK law firm.  Oh brave new world that has such legal services providers in't!  (ALM article here.)     . . . . .        A candidate for city attorney in Nashua (NH) was reprimanded for representing a husband and wife in a divorce and for agreeing to reimburse money if no malpractice claim was brought.       . . . . .       A study of gender bias in Utha's legal profession was presented at the state bar summer meeting. In a related vein, the new president of the Tennessee Bar Association is also stressing diversity.       . . . . .       Cross-professional comparison: here's an article in Canadian press about whether religious conscience clauses should be inserted into the pharmacists' code of ethics.  The dispute centers on the dispensing of "morning after" drugs.       . . . . .       In a not for publication decision, the Ninth Circuit held that if a party's legal malpractice claim requires would require disclosure of facts covered by Oregon's mediation privilege laws, then the claim fails.  California law has been struggling with similar issues.       . . . . .        Scottish lawyers are under investigation for overcharging their services to legal aid.       . . . . .        Stephen Warne, at his Australian Professional Liability Blog, has some thoughts about "Prosecutors' Duties in Professional Discipline Cases."       . . . . .      

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