A vocal environmental activist has lost the latest "skirmish" in a battle against mining giant Adani over the controversial Carmichael project.
In legal action that started last year Adani, now known as Bravus, has asked for the court to restrain Galilee Blockade protest campaign founder Ben Pennings from publishing confidential information or continuing to seek such material.
Adani claims Mr Pennings unlawfully obtained the information - that was not publicly available - later using it in a campaign to harass contractors and suppliers.
But Mr Pennings has argued Adani does not have specific evidence to back its claims.
"Adani should tell me what their case is rather than pursue an expensive fishing expedition to try and bankrupt my family through legal costs," he said.
In a judgment handed down on Thursday, Brisbane Supreme Court Justice Peter Callaghan dismissed Mr Pennings' application for "further and better particulars" from Adani.
But he agreed to the mining company's application for "confidential particulars to be provided by example" and for a "confidentiality regime with respect to the confidential particulars".
Justice Callaghan described the applications as "the latest skirmishes within wider litigation" between Mr Pennings and Adani.
An Adani Australia spokesperson said the outcome did not affect the continuation of the broader civil case .
"We allege Mr Pennings has orchestrated a sustained campaign of harassment and intimidation against Adani's business, employees, contractors and potential business partners spanning almost a decade," the spokesperson said.
"Mr Pennings has stated publicly on various occasions that he has information about our business which he obtained as part of his 'Dob in a Contractor' campaign, and we allege he has used this information to undertake harassment and intimidation of our employees and contractors."
But Mr Pennings has accused Adani of dragging his family through 15 months of "harrowing Supreme Court litigation" without having evidence to back its claims.
"Spurious lawsuits against peaceful protesters are an affront to democracy," he said.
"So long as Adani threatens my family and the environment we all share I will do everything in my power to stop them."
Mr Pennings was earlier ordered to pay some of Adani's costs for part of the legal proceedings.
