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Amy Winehouse friend reveals £730 , 000 court battle against singer father has damaged health

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Naomi Parry, Amy Winehouse's stylist, and friend Catriona Gourlay defeated a £730,000 legal claim brought by Mitch Winehouse as administrator of the singer's estate. The claim alleged the two women secretly sold dozens of items once belonging to Winehouse at U.S. auctions in 2021 and 2023 and kept the proceeds. Parry publicly stated the litigation damaged her health. The case drew attention to the personal costs of estate disputes involving high-profile figures, and to the legal boundaries of what constitutes estate property when items pass informally between friends and associates during a person's lifetime.

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Amy Winehouse friend reveals £730 , 000 court battle against singer father has damaged health

Media Coverage · April 20, 2026

Naomi Parry, Amy Winehouse's former stylist, won a £730,000 lawsuit brought by Mitch Winehouse, who sued her and friend Catriona Gourlay in his capacity as administrator of his daughter's estate. Mitch alleged the two women deliberately concealed and profited from selling dozens of Winehouse's personal items at U.S. auctions in 2021 and 2023. Parry says the litigation cost her health.

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  • Validity of estate's ownership claim over informally transferred personal items
  • Alleged concealment of auction proceeds from estate administrator
  • Quantification of damages sought at £730,000
  • Personal and financial burden of High Court litigation on individual defendants
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Naomi Parry, Amy Winehouse's former stylist, won a £730,000 lawsuit brought by Mitch Winehouse, who sued her and friend Catriona Gourlay in his capacity as administrator of his daughter's estate. Mitch alleged the two women deliberately con
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Amy Winehouse’s friend reveals £730,000 court battle against singer’s dad Mitch Winehouse has ‘taken a toll’ on her health after winning the case. Naomi Parry, the late singer’s stylist, and another friend, Catriona Gourlay, were facing legal action from Winehouse’s father, who is acting as the administrator of his daughter’s estate. The Back to Black singer tragically died aged 27 on July 23, 2011, from alcohol poisoning. He claimed they had ‘deliberately concealed’ and profited from selling do

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Amy Winehouse friend reveals £730 , 000 court battle against singer father has damaged health

Naomi Parry, Amy Winehouse's former stylist, won a £730,000 lawsuit brought by Mitch Winehouse, who sued her and friend Catriona Gourlay in his capacity as administrator of his daughter's estate. Mitch alleged the two women deliberately concealed and profited from selling dozens of Winehouse's personal items at U.S. auctions in 2021 and 2023. Parry says the litigation cost her health.

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