How to apply for a solicitor's bill assessment — and autofill rr-0279 with my-id.ca
Request assessment of legal fees without retyping client details
Clients who apply for assessment of a solicitor's bill under the Solicitors Act repeat their name, address, and solicitor contacts on every Order for Assessment on a client's application. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
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): Order for Assessment - Client's Application — rr-0279
What this form is about
Form rr-0279 is the Order 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 my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your client and solicitor identity details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- When can a client apply for assessment?
- When disputing a solicitor's bill of costs — confirm timelines with counsel or on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills client and solicitor name and address fields.
- How does rr-0280 differ?
- Form rr-0280 is the solicitor's application for assessment; rr-0279 is the client's.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.