Clifford L. Neuman, P.C.
E-mail: clneuman@neuman.com NEUMAN & DRENNEN, LLC
Attorneys at Law 

TEMPLE-BOWRON HOUSE
1507 PINE STREET
BOULDER, COLORADO 80302  Telephone: (303) 449-2100
Facsimile: (303) 449-1045  Denver Office
4643 South Ulster Street, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80237  
Telephone: (303) 221-4700
Facsimile: (303) 226-4115

January 11, 2002

XML - Global Technologies, Inc.
1818 Cornwall Avenue, Suite 9
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6J 1C7

        Re:       Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to 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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be filed with the United Stated 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 12,325,000 shares of its Common Stock, $.0001 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,

                                                                                         /s/ Clifford L. Neuman
                                                                                         Clifford L. Neuman

CLN:nn