OPINION OF SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS, LLP

                                 August 11, 2000

Global Technologies, Ltd.
The Belgravia
1811 Chestnut Street, Suite 120
Philadelphia, PA 19103

     Re:  Global Technologies, Ltd.
          Registration Statement on Form S-3, as Amended (No. 333-41096)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We  have  acted  as  counsel  to  Global  Technologies,  Ltd.,  a  Delaware
corporation (the  "Company"),  in connection with the registration for resale of
462,166 shares of the Company's  Class A Common Stock,  par value $.01 per share
(the "Shares"),  as described in the Company's referenced Registration Statement
on Form S-3, as amended (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended  (the
"Act"). The Registration  Statement relates to the offering of 125,000 Shares to
be  issued  upon  the  conversion,  payment  and/or  redemption  of the  secured
convertible  notes (the  "Notes")  referred  to in the  Registration  Statement,
125,000  Shares  to be  issued  upon  the  exercise  of  certain  warrants  (the
"Redemption  Warrants")  issued in connection  with a partial  redemption of the
Notes referred to in the Registration Statement, 20,000 Shares to be issued upon
the exercise of certain other warrants  (together with the Redemption  Warrants,
the "Warrants") of the Company  referred to in the Registration  Statement,  and
192,166 Shares (the "Settlement  Shares") issued to certain selling shareholders
in connection with a settlement of claims against the Company (all as more fully
set forth in the Registration Statement).

     We have examined the Company's  Certificate of  Incorporation,  as amended,
the Company's  Bylaws,  as amended,  certain records of the Company's  corporate
proceedings  as  reflected in its minute  books,  and such other  documents  and
corporate  records  relating  to the Company  and the  issuance  and sale of the
Shares,  the  Notes,  the  Warrants  and  the  Settlement  Shares  as we  deemed
appropriate for purposes of rendering this opinion. In our examination,  we have
assumed the  genuineness  of  documents  submitted  to us as  originals  and the
conformity  with  the  originals  of all  documents  submitted  to us as  copies
thereof.

     Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that: (1) the Settlement Shares
are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and (2) the remaining Shares,
when issued and paid for upon the due conversion,  payment and/or  redemption of
the Notes or due  exercise of the Warrants in  accordance  with the terms of the
Notes or Warrants,  as the case may be, will be validly  issued,  fully paid and
non-assessable.

     We hereby  consent  to the filing of this  opinion  as  Exhibit  5.1 to the
Registration  Statement  and to the  reference  to this firm  under the  caption
"Legal Matters" in the prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement.

Global Technologies, Ltd.
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August 10, 2000

In giving such consent,  we do not thereby admit that we are within the category
of persons  whose  consent is required  under Section 7 of the Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.

     The opinion expressed herein is solely for your benefit, may be relied upon
only by you and is rendered as of the date first written above.  We disclaim any
obligation to advise you of facts,  circumstances,  events or developments which
hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter,  affect or modify
the opinion expressed  herein.  This opinion is expressly limited to the matters
set forth above and we render no opinion,  whether by  implication or otherwise,
as to any other matters relating to the Company or the Shares.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS, LLP