In this example, the citation is ‘Treebhowan [2012] EWCA Civ 1054’, where ‘Treebhowan’ is tthe appellant; ‘2012’ is the year; ‘EWCA Civ’ is the legal abbreviation for law report series – ‘EWCA Civ’ refers to the England and Wales Court of Appeal Civil Division; and ‘1054’ means that this is the 1054th case of 2012 in the Court of Appeal Civil Division.