Winehouse’s dad loses court case over auction

The father of the late singer Amy Wine­hou­se has lost a legal battle against two of his daughter’s friends after doz­ens of her belongings were auctioned.

Mitch Winehouse accused Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay of profiting from items sold at US auctions. Lawyers for Winehouse told the court the two women had “deliberately concealed” the sales, and he turned to legal action as it was his “only means of obtaining answers”.

Dy HC judge Sarah Clarke KC ruled against this and said Winehouse “could have discovered what disputed items the defendants had with reasonable diligence”. Wineho­use was “understandably sensitive about anyone who he perceives as exploiting Amy’s memory... but also, he is sensitive about ensuring the fam­ily continue to benefit financially.”