What constitutes substantial success in the context of costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hunter v. Chandler, 2010 BCSC 1124 (CanLII):
The concept of substantial success in the context of costs was defined by Mr. Justice Bouck in Fotheringham v. Fotheringham, 2001 BCSC 1321, 13 C.P.C. (5th) 302 as follows:
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