Start bill assessment as a client without retyping party details

Clients who requisition assessment of a solicitor's bill under the Solicitors Act repeat their name, address, and solicitor contacts on every Requisition for Assessment on a client's application. 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: Solicitors Act assessment forms — ontariocourtforms.on.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Requisition for Assessment - Client's Application — rr-0288

What this form is about

Form rr-0288 is the Requisition for Assessment on a client's application used in Solicitors Act bill-of-costs proceedings — confirm procedure on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Client full legal name and address.
• Solicitor or firm name and address for service.
• Bill of costs and retainer or fee agreement — prepare with counsel.
• Court or assessment office reference if applicable.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your client and solicitor 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.