Both sides in the Schabir Shaik fraud and corruption trial have wrapped up their arguments over the admissibility of documents submitted as evidence by the state.

Durban High Court judge Hillary Squires has made a provisional arrangement to deliver judgment on Thursday. If not, he said, he would have an answer by Friday.

Defence advocate Francois van Zyl, SC, was initially opposed to seven documents including the so-called encrypted fax, two affidavits by a Malaysian-based businessman, David Wilson, as well as documents obtained in search-and-seizure operations in France and Mauritius being accepted as exhibits.