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Josiah Hincks acquires GS Solicitors

Josiah Hincks incorporating GS Solicitors in Hinckley

We are delighted to announce that on 1st October 2024 Josiah Hincks completed the acquisition of GS Solicitors in Hinckley.

Mark Goodman and Carl Skelton, Partners of GS Solicitors, along with their team have joined Josiah Hincks to expand the Firm’s offering throughout Leicestershire.

GS Solicitors have been providing legal advice to individuals and families throughout Leicestershire from its base in Hinckley. This has largely included Residential Property work, Commercial Property work and Wills & Probate work.

The GS Solicitors team will continue to provide these services but now under the ownership and management of Josiah Hincks.

This exciting move will also allow the team to offer the full spectrum of legal services provided by Josiah Hincks, from the office in Hinckley. This includes:

  • Residential Conveyancing
  • Commercial Property
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
  • Family Law
  • Litigation & Disputes
  • Employment Law
  • Company & Commercial Law
  • Agricultural Law

Carl Skelton: “Thrilled to see the firm that we created run and owned by local people become part of a firm with similar ideals and desire to continue to provide a local legal professional service to local people but now with a wider range of services.”

Andrew Eagle: “We are delighted to have acquired G S Solicitors Limited which will enables us to extend our provision of legal services across the county of Leicestershire. We will be able to offer a broader range of legal services to the clients in Hinckley. The directors of G S Solicitors Limited, Mark Goodman and Carl Skelton will join Josiah Hincks as consultants and bring a wealth of experience which strengthens the expertise we offer.”

Who are Josiah Hincks?

Josiah Hincks are an award-winning, Legal-500 recommended Law Firm with several offices throughout Leicestershire. Known for our high levels of Client Care, we were awarded the Leicestershire Large Law Firm of the Year Award in 2024, having also received the award for Small Law Firm of the Year in 2023 and 2022. We’re also proud to sit on numerous panels, including the NFU’s panel of nationally recommended Firms, acting as the panel Firm for Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Meet the Josiah Hincks team here.

When it comes to Client care our goal is simple – to treat your matter as if it were our own.

You can contact Mark, Carl and the Josiah Hincks team below.

Contact our Solicitors in Hinckley here

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FAQ’s

Of course. Mark & Carl have now joined the Josiah Hincks team and are based at our Hinckley office. You can call James on 01455 618 763.

The office in Hinckley is still open as usual, it’s just now under the management of Josiah Hincks incorporating GS Solicitors. Mark, Carl and the team are still based in this office.

If you have a live matter with GS Solicitors, then you may have already received a letter from the team explaining the next steps. If not, you will receive a letter from us shortly. But rest assured your matter will still progress as normal and there won’t be any disruption.

What we strive for

Outstanding service

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Competitive rates

We offer genuinely competitive rates to make sure we can help as many people as possible.

Clear & concise advice

We won’t over-complicate things. We don’t use unhelpful legal jargon.

We’re recommended

We tend to find that after our clients use us once, they use us for all future matters. 98% of our clients would recommend us.

Attention to detail

We won’t rush your matter. We make sure we check everything, even the smallest details.

Nationally endorsed

We sit on the NFU’s national panel of recommended legal firms.

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Here’s what some of our recent clients had to say about us and our team. Read more of our Client reviews here.

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