The case of Shrien Dewani, a British man accused of hiring hitmen to kill his wife on their South African honeymoon, cast the country's criminal justice system in an unflattering light.
Companies that potentially face civil or criminal liability for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have hired a large cast of outside legal help, including former high-level government attorneys and a top product-liability lawyer.
The IPCC said there was no evidence to warrant criminal or disciplinary action against any officers but discovered incidents which "should have cast doubt" on Atherton's suitability to hold firearms.