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    Hey all.
    I am looking for some advice to see if I should proceed to speaking to a solicitor as the process last time way difficult.

    The simple story is this.
    last year October 2023 i tripped on a exposed manhole cover that was incorrectly installinstallent through to speak to a claim adviser as I suffered some injury.
    After 3 months my solicitor said he would not take it to court because we have less than 70% chance of winningwis the defendant was unaware of the defect until I told tge defendant after my trip..
    The problem I have is now over 8 months later the defendant has done nothing to fix the defect and its only got worse.
    Would this work in my favour and is it worth speaking to another solicitor?
    I have attached a picture of the defect.
    i put the cone over it.
    Nathan
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    Hi,

    It will be a very difficult case to be honest with you because the council (or whoever owns the land) will argue that they installed it correctly and someone else tampered with it/moved it and therefore they are not liable, and they may well win that argument.

    When you say some injury did that injury cause you to lose money?

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