Confirm expert witness duties without retyping expert and counsel details

Expert witnesses in Superior Court civil proceedings repeat their name, address, area of expertise, and counsel contacts on every Form 53 acknowledgement under the Rules of Civil Procedure. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Ontario Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourts.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): FORM 53 - Court of Justice Act. Acknowledgment of Expert's Duty — rcp-53

What this form is about

Form rcp-53 is Form 53 — Acknowledgment of Expert's Duty under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm timing relative to your report on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Expert full legal name and business address.
• Retaining party name and role in the proceeding.
• Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number and area of expertise — prepare with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your expert and counsel identity details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.