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Insolvency petition dismissed where debt under guarantee genuinely disputed due to ambiguous repayment provisions and defective acceleration notice; court refuses to determine contract construction in insolvency (England and Wales)

Published on: 11 November 2025

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Abcor Finance Securities Ltd v Binomia Ltd [2025] EWHC 2374 (Ch)

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Abcor Finance Securities Ltd (the Petitioner) issued a winding-up petition against Binomia Ltd (the Company), asserting a liability of £305,811.91 pursuant to a parent company guarantee granted by the Company (the Guarantee). That Guarantee supported a loan agreement under which Abcor Finance No 2 Ltd advanced funds to the Company’s subsidiary, Circular Tech Solutions Ltd (CTS), for the acquisition of mobile phone stock (the Loan Agreement). The Guarantee was expressed as a primary obligation, removing any need to demand payment from CTS before enforcement. Thus, upon non-payment by CTS when sums fell due under the Loan Agreement, the Petitioner could proceed immediately against the Company. CTS drew down on the facility several separate times under the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement stated that the facility term was ‘up to 90 days’ from each drawdown. Under clause 4 of the Loan Agreement, repayment was to be made either (i) in full by a single payment upon the sale of all goods purchased with the loan, or (ii) by instalments. However, the Loan Agreement did not specify any further terms governing repayment by instalments. The petition debt...

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