There is no doubt that the amount mentioned is the amount awarded at the time. There are several clues:
1) The amount. The odds that an amount awarded would, when adjusted for inflation, come out to exactly £25,000 is infinitessimal.
2) The language. The first and direct meaning of the sentence is that he's telling you what the jury awarded at the time of the award.
3) The lack of language. It's highly unlikely that a writer would give you the value today without mentioning that he'd converted the amount to "today's dollars."
Given that all three clues point in the same direction, you can safely conclude without being explicitly told that the award amount is stated using the original number.
1) The amount. The odds that an amount awarded would, when adjusted for inflation, come out to exactly £25,000 is infinitessimal.
2) The language. The first and direct meaning of the sentence is that he's telling you what the jury awarded at the time of the award.
3) The lack of language. It's highly unlikely that a writer would give you the value today without mentioning that he'd converted the amount to "today's dollars."
Given that all three clues point in the same direction, you can safely conclude without being explicitly told that the award amount is stated using the original number.