Amy Winehouse‘s father, Mitch Winehouse has lost a High Court lawsuit against two of his daughter’s friends, Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay, whom he accused of auctioning items once owned by the superstar singer/songwriter.
Claiming that they had profited from selling dozens of items at American auctions in 2021 and 2023, acting as the administrator of his daughter’s estate, Winehouse sued his daughter’s former gal pals.
During the December 2025 trial, Winehouse’s attorneys claimed that the two women had “deliberately concealed” their intention to sell the items and that the legal proceedings were his “only means of obtaining answers”.
In response, Parry and Gourlay’s lawyers responded by alleging that the items sold at auction were already owned by or gifted to the two women by Amy.
On Monday (4.20,), Deputy High Court Judge Sarah Clarke KC ruled against Winehouse’s claim, stating:
“I find that neither Ms Parry nor Ms Gourlay deliberately concealed any of their disputed items from the claimant and even if I am wrong about that, Mr Winehouse could have discovered what disputed items the defendants had with reasonable diligence.”
Adding that the singer’s father was “understandably sensitive about anyone who he perceives as exploiting Amy’s memory… but also, in my judgement, he is equally sensitive about ensuring that the family continue to benefit financially,” the judge added that Winehouse “likes to dominate people and situations” and described him as an “unreliable witness” who only checked shortly before the trial that he had a valid claim for the items in question.
Elsewhere in the ruling, Judge Sarah Clarke KC acknowledged the musician’s “extraordinary generosity”, noting that she would “routinely” gift clothing to her friends as she didn’t want to be seen wearing the same outfits more than once.
Best known for such hits as ‘Rehab’ and ‘Valerie,’ Amy Winehouse died from overdose in 2011 at the age of 27.
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Author: Al Dente
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