On February 27, 2024, the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons “adjourned” their disciplinary hearing against Dr. Charles Hoffe with no explanation.

Here is what the College’s “adjournment” means, and why it happened.

• The College has NOT dropped its charges against Dr Hoffe.

• The College appears to be alarmed by the mountain of evidence Dr Hoffe has brought against them, including 8 highly qualified expert witnesses.

• Nine working days before the trial, the College unexpectedly made an application for judicial notice. They served Lee Turner, Dr Hoffe's lawyer, with an 80-page application with 43 case references, roughly 1,000 pages of legal documents. They knew there was no possible way Lee Turner could deal with this before trial. This is litigation by ambush.

• Judicial notice is the legal principle by which certain facts are declared irrefutable. The College is declaring the stated facts in their charges against Dr Hoffe are irrefutably correct.

• The College is attempting to block Dr Hoffe from giving evidence in his own defence.

• If the disciplinary panel grants judicial notice, Dr Hoffe will be barred from testifying in his own defence, and none of his eight expert witnesses will be able to testify either. It will be a kangaroo court!

• So, Lee Turner, Dr Hoffe's lawyer, asked the College for an adjournment to allow him time to respond to this application.

• This attempt by the College to pervert justice reveals their desperation and dishonesty. They appear to be determined to convict Dr Hoffe by any means possible.

• A new date for the trial has not yet been set.

• This sabotage of the legal process significantly increases legal costs for Dr Hoffe because Lee Turner was forced to recruit other lawyers to assist him with this new challenge. This is a well-known tactic by corrupt government to wear down their opponent through endless legal costs. Meanwhile, the College has a whole team of lawyers with a vast budget using your tax dollars.