JAKARTA - Mitch Winehouse, the father of the late Amy Winehouse, had to swallow a bitter pill after his legal claim was rejected by the London High Court.
During the trial, Mitch failed to prove that his daughter's two close friends, Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay, had illegally profited from the sale of personal items belonging to the "Back to Black" singer.
The dispute began when Mitch, who acts as Amy Winehouse's estate administrator, sued Parry and Gourlay for selling dozens of items at US auction houses in 2021 and 2023.
Mitch accused the two women of not providing information regarding the sale of the items and stated that the legal path was the only way for the family to get answers to the loss of Amy's valuable assets.
However, High Court Judge Sarah Clarke KC, in her ruling read out on Monday, April 20, stated that there was no strong evidence of deliberate concealment of the goods.
The judge emphasized that Mitch Winehouse should have been able to find out about the existence of these items with reasonable diligence.
"I find that neither Parry nor Gourlay have intentionally concealed the disputed items from the plaintiff, and even if I am wrong about that, Mr. Winehouse should have been able to find the items with reasonable diligence," Judge Sarah Clarke said, quoted by Sky News, Tuesday, April 21.
Naomi Parry, who is also Amy's stylist, welcomed the verdict and felt that her name had been completely cleared. So far, he has insisted that the items auctioned were direct gifts from Amy while alive or indeed belonged to him.
In his official statement, Parry expressed his bitterness over the accusations he had considered unfounded for years.
"I stand by Amy as her friend, creative partner, and costume designer. What we share is built on trust, loyalty, and a sincere love of our work. To see that relationship so publicly misunderstood is so painful and so unfair," said Parry.
Mitch's defeat in this court is a new chapter that contrasts with the efforts to preserve Amy Winehouse's cultural heritage.
Even though there is a conflict in the legal realm, Amy's musical legacy continues to shine, as seen at the BRIT Awards 2026 in February, where producer Mark Ronson received the Outstanding Contribution Award and recalled the moment of meeting Amy, which he called the day that changed his life forever, when they wrote the album "Back to Black".
For Parry, his main focus now is rebuilding his career and protecting the integrity of the work he once created with Amy Winehouse.
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