The Zinnia - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Staughton J.) - 11 April 1984

Judge’s marshal yardstick for nominal damages

One of many subsidiary questions raised at the end of this case, which involved two defendants, 3rd, 4th and 5th parties, was - what was the current figure for nominal damages? Staughton J. gave judgment for the plaintiffs against the defendants “for the sum of £2.10, which is still the daily wage of a Judge’s Marshal and, therefore, may be taken to be a nominal figure”.