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News24 | Right to lawyer must 'not be lightly dispensed with', court finds as rehab committal order set aside

News24 Friday, 26 April 2024 ()
A Cape Town woman's successful court bid to have her husband involuntarily sent to a drug rehabilitation facility has been set aside in the Western Cape High Court because he did not have a lawyer to speak on his behalf.
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