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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 received submissions closing on June 30, 2026 from parties and media.

The panel issued its ruling on July 10, 2026. The ruling is available here. Reasons for the ruling will be available following the scheduled hearing.

Mr. Ham was found unfit to stand trial by the court on April 20, 2026.

The initial BC Review Board hearing has been scheduled for 9:30am on July 14, 2026, at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Please note, there is limited capacity in the hearing room gallery. Please see our FAQ page here for more information on attending a hearing.

Please note that, as of the ruling made on July 10, 2026, there is a ban on publication for this hearing. Please see the ruling above for more details.

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The most recent hearing took place at 9:00am on June 1, 2026, at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.

The disposition resulting from the June 1, 2026 hearing is available here. The reasons for the disposition are available here.

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An annual review for Mr. Donnelly was scheduled for December 1, 2025, at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. The new October 24, 2025 NCRMD verdict was also considered at this hearing. The disposition resulting from the December 1, 2025 hearing is available here. The reasons for the disposition are available here.

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