I am Andrew Hogan — barrister and author. For nearly thirty years I have practised at the English Bar, principally in the fields of costs, litigation funding and civil procedure. This site is the companion to my book, Andrew and the Marvellous Analytical Engine, and to my broader work explaining artificial intelligence to lawyers and other professionals who need to understand it without the noise. Artificial intelligence is the most significant technological development of this generation. It is already reshaping how legal and professional work is done, how information is produced and tested, and how judgment is exercised. Most of what has been written about it is either too technical, too breathless, or too vague to be useful. This site is an attempt to do better.
AI, law and professional judgment. In plain English
From the Book
Essays on AI, legal practice, regulation, evidence, costs, ethics and the future of professional work.
Field Notes
What I am learning from actually using tools such as Claude, Grok, Gamma, Copilot and Perplexity in real workflows.
Andrew and the Marvellous Analytical Engine is a practical guide to artificial intelligence for lawyers and other thoughtful professionals. Written in plain English, it explains what AI is, why it matters, where it goes wrong, and how it should be used with judgment rather than awe.