Legally, how does Trial by Kyle work?
'His Honour' has no legal background yet the cases are still legally binding. Here's how.
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Tomorrow night TEN debuts the pilot for Trial by Kyle.
It includes several civil cases with the outspoken radio host as ‘mediator.’
Unlike Judge Judy, Kyle Sandilands has no legal background, but the show indicates the cases are legally binding. So how does it work?
TEN advises it is a civil contract.
“The participants have signed an agreement to be bound by and will adhere to Kyle’s decision,” a spokesperson said.
Whether a failure to abide by his ruling would constitute a contract breach is a point of law unlikely to be tested, and possibly one thrown out of court.
Sandilands will also award some monies as damages to some of the plaintiffs, through production company Screentime.
In Judge Judy producers foot the bill for their legally-binding cases, which is part of the incentive of participating in the show.
Trial by Kyle airs 8:30pm Thursday on TEN.
3 Responses
I wonder if he will ask: “Was that the only time?”
A long memory!
I can’t fathom why *anyone* in their right mind would think that this would be a good idea. Kyle is as common and cultured as a pigeon and his opinions uncultivated and lacking in any deeper critique than banalities like “I liked that”, or “Yeah, nah,” as evidenced by his stints on multiple talent shows (why, oh why?).
Doesn’t Shaun Micallef have a legal background? He would be absolutely hilarious as an arbiter. I would still give due respect to Ms Sheindlin’s authority and expertise, but for the farce that this is, Micallef or hell, any other comedian with some form of legal background would have been a smarter choice.