Please note the Board does not comment on specific cases before the BC Review Board. Responses to media inquiries are for information only and cannot be used as authority in court proceedings.
A one page document with key information about the BC Review Board is available.
Hearings
BC Review Board hearings are presumptively public. For a schedule of upcoming hearings, please see the schedule page here.
After reviewing the information provided on this website, if you have any questions regarding the Board’s mandate or processes please contact the Board via email at BCRBRegistry@gov.bc.ca or use the form on our contact page.
BC Review Board staff will not be available to speak to media personnel on site.
Reasons
The Review Board, like the Court, speaks through its dispositions (orders) and Reasons for Disposition.
Please refer to Rule 31 of the Board’s Rules and Procedures Governing the Review Board Process regarding the publishing of reasons.
In circumstances where there is an application to withhold our reasons, the Board will invite legal submissions from the Parties and media and then rule on the application.
Notices to media in such cases will be displayed below.
Notices to Media
Jongwon HAM
An application was made on June 15, 2026 for a ban on publication in the matter of Jongwon HAM.
The Board is seeking submissions on this application.
Given the upcoming hearing, the timelines for submissions are short. If any media organization plans to make submissions, they must identify to the Board the intent to make submissions and the appropriate contact person to receive communications on this matter. Please forward the identified contact, contact information and intent to make submissions to: BCRBRegistry@gov.bc.ca prior to 4:00pm on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
The Board will not be releasing any information related to the contents of the application while it is in process, except for the scheduled releases of the submissions to those involved.
All communication is to be sent to: BCRBRegistry@gov.bc.ca