Rothschild loses libel case, and reveals secret world of money and politics
www.independent.co.uk | February 11, 2012

… According to the High Court, Nathaniel Rothschild, scion of the banking dynasty and friend of seemingly everyone in the spheres of finance, business and politics, is indeed “puppet master” to the Baron of Hartlepool and Foy [Lord Mandelson].

The banker and Bullingdon boy has lost his libel case against the Daily Mail, which he sued for “substantial damages” over its account of his and Mr Mandelson’s extraordinary trip to Russia in January 2005.

Mr Rothschild claimed he was subjected to “sustained and unjustified” attacks in the May 2010 article, which portrayed him as a “puppet master”, dangling his friend Lord Mandelson in front of the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to ease the passage of colossal business deals. …

Rothschild exposes goldmining deal for fake or feint; Deripaska’s attempt to sell Rusal to Alcoa also exposed
Business Insider, JohnHelmer.net | December 30, 2011

Nathaniel Rothschild’s … libel lawsuit against the Daily Mail and Associated Newspapers, due to commence on January 23 in the High Court in London, is now unravelling even more Russian oligarch secrets. …

The newspaper submitted its defence in September 2010. But since then it has dug up new evidence. This substantially changes both its defence in court, and the vulnerability of the principals – Rothschild, Mandelson, Oleg Deripaska …, Alain Belda, chief executive of Alcoa, and Peter Munk, executive chairman of Barrick Gold. …

Mandelson was also on a tight official schedule. When he sat down to dinner in Davos with Deripaska, Belda, Rothschild and Munk on the 29th …

Nathaniel Rothschild says sauna with Lord Mandelson was purely pleasure, not business
Telegraph | January 25, 2012

Court 14 of the Royal Courts of Justice heard that the former EU trade commissioner enjoyed the invigorating pleasures of a Russian banya steam bath during a 24-hour visit to the remote region in 2005.

Details of the visit were disclosed as Nathaniel Rothschild continued his libel action against the Daily Mail over an article claiming that he arranged Lord Mandelson’s visit to help smooth a £500  million business deal. …

Lord Mandelson travelled to the region on Jan 30, 2005 as a guest of Mr Rothschild, scion of the banking dynasty, and Oleg Deripaska, the billionaire owner of Russia’s biggest aluminium plant. Also present was Peter Munk, a Canadian gold magnate …