I would recommend taking legal action against your neighbour on the grounds of a. continuous shading of property, b. trespass of rooting and possible interference/damage to underground utilities, c. safety concerns surrounding their height and threat to your property in the event of collapse.
Hope the above is helpful.
pat127, in my experience disputes between neighbours on boundary hedgerows are very common indeed, largely due to the emotional attachment of people to their trees.
In my experience those who take the legal route to resolve their dispute in most cases pay a heavy cost both emotionally and financially. But to answer your question, yes I know of a number of people who have won such cases. If successful, they generally receive a contribution to their legal costs and trees are either heavily reduced or removed altogether. But it is worth re-iterating this route can be a long and protracted affair, and my advice would be to take this approach only after you have exhausted all other options. Hope that answers your question.
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