Introduction to the Metaverse for Law
The metaverse survived its consumer collapse as enterprise and industrial use, and that shift now raises real legal questions. This practical, jargon-free course gives lawyers in any practice area a clear grounding in ownership, contracts, jurisdiction, privacy, safety and employment inside virtual environments, across the UK, the EU and the UAE, as at September 2026. Four short units, general awareness only.
- Easy-to-follow course
- 4 quizzes at 80% in every course
- Narration and captions on every screen
- Written and fact-checked in 2026
Watch the introduction, then see the interactions your learners will use.
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
What your team will learn
Upon course completion, employees will gain a full and clear understanding of:
- What survived the consumer metaverse hype, and where enterprise and industrial use is now legally relevant
- The intellectual property questions raised by virtual goods and brand experiences, including current trade mark filing practice
- How platform terms of use determine who owns what a user creates or buys inside a virtual environment
- How ordinary contract-formation principles apply inside virtual environments, and where the genuinely hard jurisdiction questions lie
- The privacy issues raised by biometric data such as eye tracking, across the UK, the EU and the UAE
- Online safety, harassment and consumer protection issues in immersive, embodied spaces
- Employment law and dispute resolution questions in virtual workplaces, and when to seek specialist advice
Who it is for
Written for legal. No technical background is needed, and nothing in it assumes a previous course.
This course from Blocknorth gives lawyers in any practice area a clear, practical introduction to the metaverse and immersive technology, no technical background needed. You will learn what survived the consumer hype, where intellectual property, contracts, jurisdiction, privacy, safety and employment questions arise in virtual environments, and how the UK, the EU and the UAE approach them.
Course contents
4 units. Each ends with a 10-question quiz; 8 correct unlocks the next unit.
The Metaverse for Law: What Survived the Hype
- The honest arc: the consumer hype collapsed, but enterprise and industrial use did not
- Virtual workplaces, training, digital twins and immersive retail
- Intellectual property in virtual goods and current trade mark filing practice
- The MetaBirkins case and Dubai's government-level metaverse strategy
Ownership, Contracts and Jurisdiction in Virtual Environments
- Platform terms of use and who owns what a user creates or buys
- Contract formation inside a virtual environment
- Jurisdiction and applicable law in a borderless space
- A practical first step for any metaverse-related contract or dispute
Privacy, Safety and Consumer Protection in Immersive Spaces
- What a headset captures: eye tracking, motion and voice data
- Biometric data under UK GDPR, EU GDPR and the UAE's data protection regimes
- Online safety and harassment through avatars, and the UK Online Safety Act 2023
- Consumer protection and advertising in virtual environments
Employment, Disputes and Your Practice
- Employment law issues in virtual workplaces, including conduct and monitoring
- Dispute resolution for metaverse-related disputes
- Evidence and cross-border enforcement challenges
- A practical framework for advising on any metaverse-related matter
Details
| Length | About 1 hour, self-paced, resumes where the learner left off |
|---|---|
| Format | SCORM 1.2 package. Runs in any conformant LMS (Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors, TalentLMS and others) |
| Assessment | 4 unit quizzes, 10 questions each, 80% to pass. Score and completion reported to your LMS |
| Accessibility | Optional narration and captions on every screen, keyboard navigation, responsive on PC and tablet |
| Language | UK English |
| Publisher | Blocknorth |
| Written and fact-checked | In 2026, reviewed each quarter |
What a licence includes
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
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Will it run in our LMS?
Yes, if your LMS supports SCORM 1.2, which almost every LMS does. You upload one zip file, assign it, and completions and scores report back automatically. We confirm compatibility for your platform before you buy, and the free sample package lets you test it in place.
Can we try it before we buy?
Yes. Ask for the free sample package and you will have Unit 1 of a foundation course as a real SCORM 1.2 file, so you can check it runs in your own LMS. Request it with the form below and you will have it within 1 working day.
What do we receive?
The SCORM package, a one-page quick-start for your LMS administrator, the course listing sheet for your catalogue, and preview images. Updates to the course during your licence are supplied at no charge.
How does a licence work?
You licence the course for the learners you buy for, for 12 months, on your own LMS, and you receive one SCORM package. Pricing is per learner with volume discounts as your numbers grow, and we licence from ten learners upwards.
Where teams go next
Request a quote or the sample package
Tell us the course and roughly how many learners. You will have a quote, or your sample package, within 1 working day.
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