Manchester's Hilton Hotel will be used as another 'nightingale court', to help tackle a backlog of court cases.
Cases will be held there from next week at conference rooms within the building, which is situated on Deansgate within Beetham Tower.
The hotel will host an additional two Crown courts, on a temporary basis.
Defendants to be tried there will be on bail, with to no custody facilities being available.
It is the latest iconic building to be transformed into a court room during the pandemic.
Three crown courts have been opened at the Lowry theatre, as efforts are made to allow the justice system to expand its work during the pandemic.
On Twitter, The Northern Circuit which represents barristers across the region, said: "Manchester Hilton Deansgate will formally open as a ‘Nightingale Court’ in the week commencing the 15th February 2021.
"It will carry out non-custodial crime work and will serve as an annex of Manchester Crown Court, enabling two additional Crown Courts to sit on top of its current operational capability. Hearings will be listed on the site on a temporary basis."
The pandemic and social distancing has meant that space is at a premium within the crown courts.
Trials which would usually be held in one court room now often need three courts to operate, with one being used for the judge and jury, one being used as a deliberation room for jurors and another being used as an annex for press and public.
There are also concerns about delays to court cases, with the pandemic having exacerbated the backlog.
The M.E.N. has approached HM Courts & Tribunals Service for a comment.
