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Mr Woolas won the seat by just 103 votes in May
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Three High Court Judges have reserved judgement after two days of evidence in former Labour MP Phil Woolas's attempt to overturn his ban from politics.
Mr Woolas retained his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat in May, but that was declared void by a special election court over his conduct in the campaign.
The former minister sought a judicial review to challenge the verdict.
The judges said there were "difficult questions to resolve" and a judgement might not come before next week.
Lawyers for Mr Woolas argued during the hearing that the election court's interpretation of the law was flawed. The judges also have to decide if they can hear a fast-track application for judicial review, in other words whether this court has jurisdiction over the case.
It is thought both judgements will be made together.
Last week the High Court ruled he could not seek a judicial review - because the election court was a court of High Court judges, sitting in their capacity as High Court judges. But it said he could still go to the Court of Appeal.
Although Mr Woolas is officially no longer the MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, a by-election has not yet been called while legal proceedings continue.
The election court ruled on 5 November that Mr Woolas had made false statements in his campaign to hang on to his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat.
It heard that Mr Woolas stirred up racial tensions during a campaign which saw him retain his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat by just 103 votes from Lib Dem candidate Elwyn Watkins.
It found that, although made in the context of an election campaign, comments in campaign material suggesting Mr Watkins tried to "woo" the votes of Muslim extremists clearly amounted to an attack on his personal character and conduct.
The court ruled he was guilty of breaching the Representation of the People Act 1983 and barred him from standing for elected office for three years.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Mr Woolas won the seat by just 103 votes in May Related stories
Three High Court Judges have reserved judgement after two days of evidence in former Labour MP Phil Woolas's attempt to overturn his ban from politics.
Mr Woolas retained his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat in May, but that was declared void by a special election court over his conduct in the campaign.
The former minister sought a judicial review to challenge the verdict.
The judges said there were "difficult questions to resolve" and a judgement might not come before next week.
Lawyers for Mr Woolas argued during the hearing that the election court's interpretation of the law was flawed. The judges also have to decide if they can hear a fast-track application for judicial review, in other words whether this court has jurisdiction over the case.
It is thought both judgements will be made together.
Last week the High Court ruled he could not seek a judicial review - because the election court was a court of High Court judges, sitting in their capacity as High Court judges. But it said he could still go to the Court of Appeal.
Although Mr Woolas is officially no longer the MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, a by-election has not yet been called while legal proceedings continue.
The election court ruled on 5 November that Mr Woolas had made false statements in his campaign to hang on to his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat.
It heard that Mr Woolas stirred up racial tensions during a campaign which saw him retain his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat by just 103 votes from Lib Dem candidate Elwyn Watkins.
It found that, although made in the context of an election campaign, comments in campaign material suggesting Mr Watkins tried to "woo" the votes of Muslim extremists clearly amounted to an attack on his personal character and conduct.
The court ruled he was guilty of breaching the Representation of the People Act 1983 and barred him from standing for elected office for three years.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.