What is the definition of substantial success?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Laxton v Coglon, 2017 BCSC 2170 (CanLII):
In Fotheringham v. Fotheringham, 2001 BCSC 1321, Mr. Justice Bouck equated “substantial success” with success on at least 75% of the matters in dispute. At para. 46, he set out a four-step inquiry process to be used in determining whether such success had been achieved:
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