Attorney Bankim Thanki says the two sides have come to a confidential agreement that they will sign soon.
Al Khalifa had claimed the singer pulled out of a planned a series of collaborations. The sheik sued Jackson and was seeking the return of $7 million he said he had given the pop star.
Neither Jackson nor the sheik attended Monday's brief High Court hearing in London.
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