NEUMAN & DRENNEN, LLC
Attorneys at Law
TEMPLE-BOWRON HOUSE
1507 PINE STREET
BOULDER, COLORADO 80302
Telephone: (303) 449-2100
Facsimile: (303) 449-1045
July 28, 2000
XML - Global Technologies, Inc.
1818 Cornwall Avenue
Suite 9
Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 1C7
Canada
Re: S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form SB-2
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion regarding the legality
of the securities being registered by the Registration Statement to be filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by XML - Global
Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation, (the "Company") in connection with
the offering of up to 24,335,000 shares of its Common Stock, $.001 par value,
as proposed and more fully described in such Registration Statement.
We further consent to the reference in such Registration Statement to our
having given such opinions.
Sincerely,
Clifford L. Neuman
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