Overview
- Giving evidence on Tuesday, Mitch Winehouse rejected a suggestion he sued out of jealousy and said he believed the 2021 sale was a single-owner auction belonging to the estate.
- He is seeking £534,192.90 from Naomi Parry and £198,041.07 from Catriona Gourlay, alleging they sold more than 150 items without telling the estate.
- The case highlights high‑value lots including a silk mini‑dress worn at Winehouse’s final performance that sold for $243,200, with the 2021 auction raising about $1.4 million for the estate and 30% reportedly for the Amy Winehouse Foundation.
- Parry and Gourlay deny wrongdoing, saying many items were gifts, loans, or long in their possession, with witness statements describing Winehouse’s habit of giving away clothing and accessories.
- Mitch acknowledged no evidence that either defendant took items from a storage lock‑up, and the trial before Sarah Clarke KC at the Royal Courts of Justice is due to conclude later this week.