For trainees and junior lawyers · English law

Legal Due Diligence

Before a payments group buys an Irish crypto exchange, its lawyers check it and report what they find. You act for the buyer.

How a buyer checks a company before buying it, taught through one review and its report.

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You will be able to:

  • Plan a review and read a data room in a sensible order
  • Spot the problems that matter, and say what the buyer should do
  • Write findings that a deal team can act on before signing

12 chapters with tests · a final exam · a certificate · about 4 hours in all · published 21 August 2026

Start Chapter 1

Chapters

Module 1

Foundations

Module 2

The Machinery

Module 3

The Workstreams

Module 4

The Output

One case runs through every chapter: a payments group checks a crypto-asset firm before buying it. Read the full report →

Glossary: every term in plain English · Final exam: 30 questions, open book