Government services in Britain seem to be grinding to a halt. This week it was revealed that civil servants in the probate registry will no longer answer telephone enquiries after lunchtime. Their justification for this decision is that their huge backlog of probate documentation can only be tackled if they close their helpline at 1pm every day, for a period of at least three months.
Q.66 Is not the applicant exempted from executing a bond in a case where the proceedings are non-contentious ?Ans. No. Exemption from executing the bond on the ground that the proceedings were.