THE CAMBRIDGE LECTURES 2025
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACCREDITATIONS
BY PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL LAW SOCIETIES
Professional development is mandated in some form by most provincial and territorial law societies throughout Canada.
Attendance at The Cambridge Lectures 2025 may result in registrants being able to fulfill all or part of their total
annual professional development requirements in most Canadian jurisdictions. Please note that not all law societies
accredit professionalism/ethics or substantive hours. Where accreditation is available, the hours allocated by the
applicable law society have been set out below.
| LAW SOCIETY | HOURS ALLOCATED | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 16.5 Substantive Hours and 3 Hours and 23 Minutes Professionalism/Ethics Hours |
Refer to www.lawsociety.bc.ca for information about the Law Society of British Columbia’s Continuing Professional Development requirements.
Set out below is a chart highlighting, in greater detail, the CPD hours allocated to the Lectures by the LSBC. |
| Alberta | The Law Society of Alberta does not accredit or assign Continuing Professional Development hours to lectures. For Alberta lawyers, consider including the lectures as a Continuing Professional Development learning activity in your annual Continuing Professional Development Plan. Refer to www.lawsociety.ab.ca for information about the Law Society of Alberta’s Continuing Professional Development requirements. | |
| Saskatchewan | The Law Society of Saskatchewan has discontinued accreditation of continuing professional development programmes. Refer to www.lawsociety.sk.ca/continuing-professional- development for information about the Law Society of Saskatchewan’s Continuing Professional Development requirements. | |
| Manitoba | The Law Society of Manitoba does not accredit providers. For Manitoba lawyers, you may want to consider including the lectures to fulfill your Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Hours requirements. Refer to www.lawsociety.mb.ca for information about the Law Society of Manitoba’s Mandatory Continuing Professional Development requirements. | |
| Yukon | The Law Society of Yukon does not accredit Continuing Professional Development providers or courses. Refer to www.lawsocietyyukon.com for information about the Law Society of Yukon’s Continuing Professional Development requirements. | |
| Northwest Territories | The Law Society of the Northwest Territories does not accredit or assign Continued Professional Development courses or providers. Refer to www.lawsociety.nt.ca for information about the Law Society of the Northwest Territories’ Continued Professional Development requirements. | |
| Nunavut | The Law Society of Nunavut does not accredit continuing legal education courses. Refer to www.lawsociety.nu.ca for information about the Law Society’s CLE requirements. | |
| Ontario |
This program contains 3 hours and 25 minutes of Professionalism Content
|
Refer to www.lsuc.on.ca for information about the Law Society of Ontario’s Continuing Professional Development requirements.
Set out below is a chart highlighting, in greater detail, the LSO’s allocation of Professionalism Hours to The Cambridge Lectures 2025. |
| Québec | The Barreau du Québec’s CPD requirements can be found at Formation Continue GUIDE DU PARTICIPANT - à des activités de formation See also the portion of the Guide FORMATIONS TENUES À L'EXTÉRIEUR DU QUÉBEC that addresses the eligibility of CPD programs accredited by other law societies. | |
| New Brunswick | The accreditation process at the Law Society of New Brunswick has been discontinued. Refer to www.lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/en/for-lawyers/continuing-professional-development/ for information about the Law Society of New Brunswick’s Continuing Professional Development requirements. | |
| Nova Scotia | The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society does not accredit Continuing Professional Development programs. For Nova Scotia lawyers, you may consider including the lectures in your professional development plan. Refer to www.nsbs.org/legal-profession for information about the Barristers’ Society’s Professional Development requirements. | |
| Prince Edward Island | Refer to www.lawsocietypei.ca/continuing-professional- development for information about the Law Society of Prince Edward Island’s Continuing Professional Development requirements. | |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | The Law Society of Newfoundland & Labrador does not accredit or assess Mandatory Continuing Legal Education hours. Refer to www.lawsociety.nf.ca/lawyers/education/ for more information. |
THE CAMBRIDGE LECTURES 2025 ACCREDITED CPD HOURS
| LECTURER | TITLE | ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALISM HOURS | SUGGESTED/ACCREDITED SUBSTANTIVE HOURS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy J. Pratte, President of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies and Senior Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | “The President’s Opening Remarks” |
8 Minutes
(British Columbia) 10 Minutes (Ontario) |
|
| Robert K. Rae, PC, CC, OOnt, KC, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations | “A Conversation with Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations” | ||
| The Lord Jonathan Sumption OBE, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Retired) | “Lessons from America” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| Joan Biskupic, CNN’s Chief Supreme Court Analyst | “Tilted Scales: The Supreme Court in the Second Age of Trump” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| Professor David Kinley, Chair of Human Rights Law, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, Expert Member of Doughty Street Chambers, London | “The Power of Telling the Human Stories Behind the Legal Headlines” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
(British Columbia) 1 Hour and 30 Minutes (Ontario) |
|
| Professor Gary Bass, William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University | “The Tokyo War Crimes and the Making of Modern Asia” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| Dr Riz Mokal, Barrister, South Square | “Insolvency, Justice and the Justices” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC, Former Judge of the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales (The Old Bailey) | “Criminal Justice – Is It Our System That’s Broken, or our Thinking?” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| Lord David Pannick KC, Blackstone Chambers | “The Independence of Lawyers and the Rule of Law: President Trump and Paul Weiss, and Other Law Firms and Other Recent Examples” |
15 Minutes
(British Columbia) 15 Minutes (Ontario) |
1 Hour and 15 Minutes
1 Hour and 15 Minutes (British Columbia) |
| Professor Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law, Yale Law School and 22nd Advisor to the United States Department of State | “How Did America’s President Become Its Greatest National Security Threat?” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Law and Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe | “Brexit and Beyond” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| The Honourable Mrs. Justice Nathalie Lieven DBE, Justice of the High Court of England and Wales, Family Division | “The Role of the Judge in Questions of Morality” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| The Right Honourable Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | “The Rule of Law: A Northern Irish Viewpoint” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| The Right Honourable Lady Simler, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | “The Shifting Sands of Judicial Deference: A Comparative Approach” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
1 Hour and 30 Minutes (British Columbia) |
|
| The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada and Lady Chief Justice, The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, President of the Courts of England and Wales | “A Conversation with the Chief Justice of Canada and the President of the Courts of England and Wales” |
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
(British Columbia) 1 Hour and 30 Minutes (Ontario) |
|
| TOTAL |
3 HOURS AND 23 MINUTES
(BRITISH COLUMBIA) 3 HOURS AND 25 MINUTES (ONTARIO) |
16.5 SUBSTANTIVE HOURS
(SUGGESTED) 16.5 SUBSTANTIVE HOURS (BRITISH COLUMBIA) |