Alderney regulator names chairman and new member

The Alderney Government has appointed Lord Faulkner of Worcester as the new Chairman of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and Christopher Moger QC as a new member.

The Commission comprises three members who are appointed for a term of five years.

Lord Faulkner, a current member, of the commission will succeed John Godfrey who retires in May 2014 while Christopher Moger QC will replace Lord Faulkner as a member of the Commission.

Falkner is the Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords, a former Government Minister and was a former member of the joint parliamentary scrutiny commission on the draft gambling bill which led to the 2005 Gambling Act.

He is also the former Chairman of the all-party inquiry into betting on sports, a member of the betting and gaming group, a former trustee of Gamcare and a former member of the FIFA Task Force amongst other roles.

Christopher Moger QC is a Barrister practicing in commercial litigation and arbitration, a former advisor to the Gaming Board for Great Britain (subsequently the Gambling Commission) and the industry in terms of casino licencing and gaming law. He has also been a Deputy Judge of the High Court since 1999.

Outgoing Chairman John Godfrey spent 14 years in the role as the first Chairman of the Commission.