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Sir Andrew George Lindsay Nicol (born 9 May 1951), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Nicol, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
He was educated at City of London Freemen's School, Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Harvard Law School (LLM).
He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1978 and became a bencher there in 2004. He was made a QC in 1995, deputy judge of the High Court from 2003 to 2009, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2009.
He co-wrote Media Law with Geoffrey Robertson.
Controversial cases
Mr David Sellu
Justice Nicol was the judge in the trial of consultant surgeon David Sellu in November 2013.Sellu was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a patient under his care. He served 15 months imprisonment of a 30 month sentence. After release Sellu's appeal against the conviction was successful in 2016. The grounds for success were that Justice Nicol had failed to instruct the jury properly with regard to the meaning of the charge. The jury had returned to court before reaching their verdict seeking further guidance, which was not forthcoming from Justice Nicol.
Personal life
He is married to Camilla Palmer QC, and has two sons.