The Gazette 1987

GAZETTE

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1 9 87 David Pigot - Perennial Sportsman remuneration over the pre-

ceding 5 years nor greater than twice that annual remuneration (Arts. 28, 29, 30, 31); (q) provision limiting restrictions on the business activities of the agent after the contract has terminated. In particular no limitation in excess of 2 years duration is valid (Art. 32); (r) larger entities acting as agents (paid up capital greater than 100,000 ECU 'S or turnover in excess of 500,000 ECUs per annum) may derogate from Ar- ticles 14(4), 19, 21, 26(2) and 30; (s) defining the limitation period for claims as 3 years, (Art. 34); (t) providing that any stipulation derogating from Articles 8, 10(2)(c), 12(1 )(a), 15, 18, 19, 21(1) (2) and (3), 23, 24, 27, 28, 29(2), 30, 32 and 34 shall be void (Art. 35). You have been warned. Now is the time to take out the agency contracts file and review all ex- isting arrangements in the light of these proposals. What action should you take? If you are a principal you should look at your contracts and your agent's to see if any of the provi- sions conflict with the mandatory provisions of the Directive. If they do then you may wish to terminate them and negotiate new ar- rangements which are not in con- flict and at the same time introduce limitations on termination pay- ments which are within the permit- ted perimeter. If the agency is for a term of years it may only be ter- minated by mutual consent. If you are an Agent you should also consider whe t her re- negotiation is desirable. It is likely that most agents will feel reassured by the provisions of the Directive which, in general, will enhance their position. Perhaps they should buy up all the available copies of this Gazette to ensure that their principals do not get wind of it.

Many Presidents have achieved distinctions in other fields of activity than the law, but none can have achieved such long standing success in the sporting world in Ireland as the present incumbent. David R. Pigot, or D. R. Pigot, Jnr. as he was originally described in cricketing records, has been playing senior competitive cricket in Dublin for forty-one consecutive seasons. He has played in 100 more senior matches than his nearest rival, Niall McConnell, having first played in the 1946 season. In his career with Dublin University and Phoenix — almost always as an opening batsman — he has scored a total of 14,042 runs, second only in Dublin cricket to "Ginger" O'Brien of Malahide. He has also taken 125 wickets, though he has not taken a wicket since 1976.

average of 19.39, his highest score being 88 which he achieved twice in the 1970 season, once against Scotland and once against The Combined Services. In spite of his having taken over 125 wickets in Dublin Senior Cricket, he never bowled for Ireland. Of the matches David has played for Ireland the most memorable must be the West Indies match of 1969. On a "green" pitch at Sion Mills the West Indies side, including Clive Lloyd, Basil Butcher and John Shepherd, were bowled out by Alec O'Riordan and Duggie Goodwin for twenty-five. Not surprisingly Ireland won the match by nine wickets and batting on reached 125 for 8 declared, with David Pigot top scorer with 37. David's sporting career has not been limited to cricket. He played rugby for Trinity, Monkstown and

David Pigot (left) and Jack Short pictured on the occasion of the Ireland v. Scotland match, in Rathmines, August 1975.

St. Mary's College — normally at scrum-half and at second team level, but w i th occasional appearances in the Senior Cup. On his retirement from rugby he took up hockey, never having played before, in 1959 joining Three Rock Rovers. By 1965/66 he was on their Senior League winning side and after a period on the second XI (Continued on p . 1 7)

It was in 1976 that he played the last of his 44 games for Ireland. His international career is remarkable in that having been first capped at a time which would have been late in most players' careers (he was 37 at the time) he proceeded to play for Ireland for a further eight years, gaining 41 consecutive caps. He scored 1,513 runs in seventy-three innings (once being not out) for an

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