Sir Andrew George Lindsay Nicol (born 9 May 1951) is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Nicol was quoted as saying: "Trials derive their legitimacy from being conducted in public; the judge presides as a surrogate for the people, who are entitled to see and approve the power exercised on their behalf.

Sellu was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a patient under his care, and served 15 months imprisonment of a 30-month sentence.

[6] The successful ground for the appeal was that Nicol had failed to instruct the jury properly regarding the grossness element of the offence.

Both had filed appeals that were later withdrawn in December 2022 as part of a settlement agreement in which Heard's homeowner's insurance gave him $1 million.