England players set to be involved in the $20m (Ј11.5m) Stanford Twenty20 game have been reassured that the match will go ahead, BBC Sport understands.
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Digicel, overlooked as a sponsor, felt it had branding rights on the game as it is effectively a West Indies match.
However, talks between all parties are expected to resolve the problem.
Digicel had been unhappy that Sir Allen Stanford was only prepared to grant them minimal branding on the bowlers' run-ups and boundary boards. It felt it had a right to a larger slice of the publicity and marketing surrounding the match on 1 November in the Caribbean.
However, BBC Sport understands that the Texan billionaire remains "certain" a compromise will be reached, while the Professional Cricketers' Association and England Cricket Board managing director Hugh Morris have both assured the players the match is not in jeopardy.
"Representatives of Digicel and Sir Allen Stanford are thrashing out their differences at a meeting in London and it could be the end of the week before a settlement is agreed," reports BBC Sport's Pat Murphy.
"But the Stanford camp have told me that they are absolutely certain that the 1 November match will go ahead and that they are sure there will be a satisfactory compromise.
"That is bound to involve Sir Allen Stanford conceding some ground, probably over Digicel's demands to have full branding rights to the game - including sponsorship of the player's shirts - without paying any extra money.
"Meanwhile, the England players involved have been reassured by their union, the PCA, that the match isn't yet in jeopardy.
"And Hugh Morris, the ECB's director of England Cricket, has sent an email to the England squad confirming that athough the ECB is not involved, all relevant bodies are seeking "a commercial resolution" that allows the match to proceed."
Domestic Twenty20 champions Middlesex are also involved in the action - and are due to be paid handsomely should they win their match against Trinidad & Tobago.
The England and Wales Cricket Board is keen that the match goes ahead as planned, as it feels it is the best way to lure the top players away from the temptations of the Indian Premier League.
On Monday, ECB chairman Giles Clarke was bullish there would be nothing in the High Court ruling to jeopardise the match, saying: "I'm sure the wise heads involved will sort out the issues.
"It's a matter between the West Indies Cricket Board and Digicel and I'm sure that everybody is seeking to find a sensible solution to enable this very dramatic and extremely exciting game of cricket to go ahead."
Stanford Super Series schedule:
25 Oct: Stanford Super Stars v Trinidad & Tobago
26 Oct: England v Middlesex
27 Oct: Trinidad & Tobago v Middlesex
28 Oct: England v Trinidad & Tobago
29 Oct: Stanford Super Stars v Middlesex
30 Oct: Rest day
31 Oct: Legends Beach Cricket match
1 Nov: Stanford Super Stars v England
(BBC)
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