We dig through recent cases with legal experts to find out when it comes to noisy neighbours who are in the right.

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The Law Report follows the flow of cases that create waves between neighbours and talks to experts about your rights and responsibilities when it comes to water.

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Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison for leaking classified documents that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.

War crimes whistleblower David McBride sentenced; Bad Neighbours: water

Everybody needs good neighbours, but what do you do if yours are big stinkers? In the first of our six-part series, The Law Report sniffs out the neighbourhood smells that have landed in court, so you know where you stand with the law and the pong next door.

BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E1 | Smells

Should an employer be able to restrict your future work options?When you are fighting with your neighbour over things like fences, cameras or cars, whose side is the law on?

The end of non-compete clauses? Bad Neighbours: smells

Justice Joe Willams, the first Māori member of NZ's Supreme Court, speaks to Damien Carrick about how courts in his country are adopting First Nations concepts in the common law.

BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E1 | Noisy neighbours

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