My friend is asking for advice with her neighbour. The neighbour has been having issues with the drainage from their property they are on a septic tank. Due to the space they drain their septic tank into becoming water logged their drains have been backing up. To combat this they have decided in their infinite wisdom to dig a trench and place a pipe to drain this away from their property. This pipe then drains into my friend's field that she keeps her horses in.
Surely they can't do this! They didn't have any discussions with my friend prior to doing this and she only found out when they started digging. She has spoken to them and following a lot of abuse has basically been told the neighbours can do what they like and there is nothing wrong with this course of action.
Unfortunately this is not the first issue she has had with them and she is reluctant to spend money on legal fees if this won't change the outcome. She has spent money and time previously trying to get issues sorted but has always lost out. The cost of legal fees is not an issue for her neighbours.