Judge at war with village for 'blocking' footpath next to his £1m mansion

After decades handling civil cases as a district judge, David Joslin should know all about the pitfalls of obstructing public rights of way.

Yet he is facing an expensive court appearance after he was accused of building a wall across a footpath running alongside his million-pound home.

People living in the picturesque village of Nazeing, Essex, were outraged when the wall went up attached to an 8ft-high electric gate.      Full Read