Vincent Tchenguiz, the Iranian-born property tycoon has decided to settle a multimillion-pound legal case with a former friend, just hours before he was due to take the witness stand to be cross-examined.
The case concerns money owed by Tchenguiz to a man described as his former best friend, Keyvan Rahimian.
Before the case began the two were described as being so close they were akin to brothers. They grew up as family friends in Iran in the late 60s and met again in London years later, when Rahimian worked as head of IT for Tchenguiz's business.
