Germany's top court weighs in on neighbours' hedge dispute

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2025-03-28

Karlsruhe, Germany (dpa) - When is a hedge not a hedge? Germany's top court grappled with this gnarly question on Friday as it ruled on a neighbourly dispute. The Federal Court of Justice was asked to decide whether a group of bamboo plants had to be cut back, after one neighbour complained that the bamboo's total height of 6-7 metres was simply too high for it to be called a "hedge." According to the law in the state of Hesse, where the fast-gr......

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