Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Manchester)

 courthouse, high-rise

The Manchester Civil Justice Centre is a highrise building at Spinningfields in Manchester, England. It houses the Manchester County Court and the Manchester District Registry of the High Court, as well as Manchester City Magistrates’ Family Courts, the District Probate Registry, and the Regional and Area Offices of the Court Service. The 80 m (260 ft) 17-floor building, designed by Denton Cooker Marshall, was constructed from 2004 to 2007 at a cost of £160,000,000. With a floor area of 35,160 sq m (378,500 sq ft), the Civil Justice Centre contains 47 courtrooms and offices and facilities for judges.

The Civil Justice Centre is notable for the finger-like pods at each end that are cantilevered over the lower levels. On the building's western side is a suspended glass wall.