A "successful litigant" refers to a person or party involved in a legal dispute who has won their case or achieved their desired outcome through litigation, which is the process of resolving legal disputes in court. Full definition
In order to preserve the fundamental benefit of costs shifting for successful litigants, lawyers are under increasing pressure to provide more for less. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
These types are payment arrangements are very common in civil litigation such as personal injury suits where successful litigants are awarded damages. (lawsome.ca)
Costs serve three main purposes: to indemnify successful litigants, to encourage settlement, and to sanction unreasonable behaviour by litigants (Fong v. Chan (1999), 46 O.R. (3d) 330, at para 22). (hartmanfamilylaw.com)