Sam Cabral
Reporting from Utah

There weren’t many people in the courtroom when this trial began last week.

But the longer it has gone on - and the more memes it has spawned online - more and more people have shown up.

Today, Courtroom B in the Third District Court of Park City is at its maximum capacity of 85 people.

We’ve been warned multiple times not to make too much noise or to try to reserve seats.

Several people have told me they live nearby and came out of curiosity.

As Paltrow’s attorney Steve Owens began his closing argument, the lady to my left turned to me and said she was “excited”.

The court is back from a short recess.

We're are now hearing from Paltrow's lawyers.

Sam Cabral
Reporting from Utah

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Robert Sykes’ work in this case has been characterised by two things: his repeated self-description as “a simple country lawyer” and his incessant coughing since the start of the trial.

The coughing in particular has slowed Sanderson's lawyer down, and the fact that he is often coughing without covering his mouth with his hand has not endeared him to this jury.

Several of the jurors appeared to be somewhere between restless and amused during Sykes’ closing statement earlier, particularly during an extended final anecdote about milking a cow.

Just before court took a brief recess, Terry Sanderson's lawyer Lawrence Buhler gave the jury another math lesson.

This one wasn't about the physics behind a ski crash, but about time and money, to determine the value that Sanderson should be awarded for the time lost due to his brain injuries.

Buhler said that if given the choice to take the money, or "turn the Earth backwards and go back in time", that Sanderson would rather go back in time.

In some swift math, Buhler then determined how much that time lost is worth - $33 an hour, for 16 hours a day, for the 17 years of his expected life since the accident.

That comes to a little over $3m - what he was initially seeking.

Sanderson is seeking now damages of $300,000 (£244,000).

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More now from Sanderson's team.

Attorney Lawrence Buhler is addressing the jury.

He says there is no doubt Sanderson suffered a concussion, but says that the damage has lasted for more than a year and a half.

He says the defence witnesses didn't properly examine Sanderson.

In his closing arguments, Laurence Buhler, one of Terry Sanderson's lawyers, told the jury they were there to answer simple questions.

Pulling out the verdict form, he explained the Latin meaning of the word verdict - "truth told".

"You're here for the truth told," he admonished.

He argued the truth of Sanderson's injuries were undeniable.

"They knew someone could get hurt, and yet they did it anyway," he said.

Sykes tells the jury Sanderson is still trying to get down from the Bandana Run - the slope where the collision happened.

He dismisses claims Sanderson is suing Paltrow for fame.

"Give me a break," he says.

Sykes says Sanderson does "everything he can" to get better.

He says he hopes the jury will help bring Sanderson home with a fair verdict.

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Sykes is speaking now about the claim Sanderson said he was OK after the collision with Paltrow, which he says is unbelievable as Sanderson had four broken ribs.

He says it's also unbelievable to say both Sanderson's ski's landed between Paltrow's legs.

Sykes also mentions Sanderson's mental state after the accident - recalling claims he had forgotten how to ski.

He says there was a sudden change in Sanderson's behaviour when he returned home from the ski trip, describing how his relationship with his partner became strained.

Sykes says Sanderson suffered a concussion and the only question is how severe it was.

Sam Cabral
Reporting from Utah

When attorney Robert Sykes began speaking, the crowd in Courtroom B could barely hear him.

His microphone, it seems, was not working.

That issue has now been resolved but it isn’t the first technical issue of the day.

It’s also not the first mic problem we’ve seen in this trial

In one comical moment during opening arguments, Sykes’ colleague Lawrence Buhler walked too far from the stand and his clip-on mic fell off.

More now from Sanderson's attorney, Robert Sykes.

He tells the jury that Gwyneth Paltrow is a good person and mother, and that she's "passionate about many things".

Sykes says he believes Paltrow when she says she believes Sanderson hit her.

"The problem is a sincere belief doesn't make it so," he adds.

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Now it's time for the closing arguments.

We're hearing from Sanderson's lawyers first.

Robert Sykes starts off by thanking the jury and says it's been a hard, long case.

"No one nodded off, so thank you again," he adds.

He apologises for coughing. He and tells the jury he has asthma, which he says makes it worse.

The court has now returned from recess.

Before it rose, the judge spoke to the jury to instruct them on how they should consider the evidence presented to them so as to reach a verdict.

Paltrow and Sanderson's legal teams will now deliver their closing arguments. Each side will have around an hour to make their case.

Samantha Granville
Reporting from Utah

It’s a packed court room today. On previous days there’s been enough seating for everyone to feel that their personal bubble is being respected.

Today, not so much. There are rows of reporters squeezed next to each other.

All of us keeping very still to make sure we don’t elbow each other in the side as we type on our laptops and take notes.

As we get closer to closing arguments, it’s obvious that nerves are bubbling.

At one point during an attorney sidebar, Paltrow stood up, faced the side wall of the courtroom and appeared to be doing some meditative exercises with deep breathing. She is the wellness queen, of course.

This morning there was a rather technical examination about the physics of skiing involving lots of equations and mathematics.

The jurors were staring intently at the screen, many looking a bit puzzled. Some were taking notes, others twiddling their thumbs.

Sophie Long
North America correspondent

In Park City people are naturally and understandably all about skiing. I’m going to court and not skiing and am dressed accordingly.

That prompted at least four people between my hotel room door and my car to say “Not skiing today?”. I tell them I can’t because I’m here to work.

When they hear I’m covering the trial their ears perk up. There is so much interest in the trial among people who live here. Not because of Ms Paltrow’s celebrity or her wardrobe, but because it might lead to safer slopes.

At least three people I’ve spoken to in the last 24 hours have collided with others on the mountain in incidents they believe were the fault of the other party.

I’m told by Nathan Jarvis who’s been a ski instructor in Park City for several decades that collisions on the slopes are not uncommon, skiing is after all a high risk sport, but they rarely lead to costly court cases.

People who live here hope this very high profile trial will raise awareness of the code of conduct on the slopes.

Anyone who wasn’t aware that if you hit another person you shouldn’t leave the mountain without leaving your details, like Paltrow claimed not to be, surely is now

The judge has just read out the jury's instructions.

He tells the jury they must determine whether Paltrow or Sanderson was negligent, or whether they both failed to use "reasonable care".

The court is now taking a break.

We'll hear closing arguments from Paltrow and Sanderson's lawyers soon. Each side has about an hour to make their final case.

Stay with us as we bring you the latest developments and watch live at the top of this page.

Both sides have now presented all of their evidence.

The judge has asked both legal teams to approach the bench so he can ask them some questions.

The closing arguments are expected to begin soon.

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Sam Cabral
Reporting from Utah

The defence witness, Dr Scher, was a biomechanics expert who specializes in ski accidents.

In fact, at the start of his testimony, Scher told the court he has represented the country in setting safety standards for skiing.

By contrast, Dr Boehme has just conceded under cross-examination that he is not an expert in ski accidents.

He adds: “I haven’t skied in 40 years.”

James Egan, an attorney for Gwyneth Paltrow, is questioning Dr Boehme now.

Dr Boehme said he's having trouble hearing Egan.

Egan says he's not going to ask some of the questions he had prepared because there is no longer a video link.

He's asked if he has experience applying the principles of bio mechanics to skiing.

In response, Dr Boehme says he has "not worked on skiing problems".

Egan asks Dr Boehme if Dr Scher, who gave evidence on behalf of Paltrow, has studied the physics of skiing and skiing equipment.

"That's my understanding", Dr Boehme says.

Sam Cabral
Reporting from Utah

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The day kicked off half an hour later than usual, and the tech failures have not helped matters.

When the first phone call with Dr Boehme failed, people in the audience laughed, in a violation of court decorum.

Jurors also were not too impressed but are now listening to Boehme as he delivers testimony via speakerphone on the second try.

But explaining the errors in a complex math equation by phone is not ideal and it is hard to say if this testimony is breaking through.

And Dr Boehme is back.

He's now talking through the equations he made to determine whether Sanderson's injuries supported his claim that Paltrow hit into him from behind.