Ashby to take Slipper case to Fair Work Australia

Peter Slipper's former staff member James Ashby has announced plans to file his sexual harassment case against his former boss with Fair Work Australia, despite it being thrown out of the Federal Court as an "abuse of process".

The court ordered Mr Ashby pay Mr Slipper's legal fees, declaring the case had been politically motivated to damage the former parliamentary speaker and advance the interests of the Liberal National Party (LNP).

Mr Ashby's spokesman, Anthony McClellan, says an appeal will be lodged against that decision in mid-January, and has today indicated his client will also pursue other legal avenues as well.

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