The couple say their careers have been damaged

Mr Justice Lindsay gave no indication when he would give his ruling in the case.

It had been expected to last two to three weeks, but was into its sixth week when it concluded on Wednesday.

The actors are claiming �500,000 damages from Hello! magazine which published unauthorised pictures of their wedding at the New York Plaza Hotel in November 2000.

OK!, a rival celebrity magazine which signed a �1m deal with the stars for exclusive coverage of the event, is also taking part in the action, suing Hello! for �1.75m.

The couple's case is seen as a landmark test of celebrity privacy rights.

Zeta Jones - nominated for an Oscar next week for her role in Chicago - had told of feeling "violated" when the photos were published.

The heavily pregnant actress had told the court she was "devastated" by Hello!'s actions, while her husband accused the photographer of being "vindictive" and "mean-spirited".

Hello! owner Eduardo Sanchez Junco had said that the couple were more concerned with making money than protecting their privacy.

He said the stars had tried to get the highest possible price for exclusive rights to their wedding pictures.

And he claimed the magazine had been used by the couple's publicist to encourage a bidding war.

The coverage had never been "spiteful", and the couple were treated with "deference and sympathy", he said.

Douglas had denied that the case was a "trivial" matter, and said that the claim was a "pittance" compared to the "irreparable" stress caused.