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Can I just spray this chaos black and go straight to the green highlights or should I really base colour it next with Abaddon Black or something similar?

Since Abaddon Black is different from the spray, yes, apply a thin layer of Abaddon Black to all black areas.

I wouldn't worry too much... I used to paint tanks by spraying black, edge highlighting/drbrushing then painting details. Should be fine.

Ok cheers just painted the bit with driver on and hard to get brush marks out. will leave the other parts to chaos black spray then I think.

Depends on how you finish it out later, with any washes, weathering etc.

For the most part, you can get away with a colored primer just fine (in your case, the color is black). In fact, many are awesome.

However, as most primers have a lot of "tooth" to them, to get other paints to stick well, sometimes this can give different results when applying washes, varnishes, etc.

For example, if you apply a more satin base coat, to 50% of the model, then later apply a wash - they might dry differently or give in consistent results.

Of course, this may be so minor, it does not impact your satisfaction with it.

Best of luck!