Notice of intention to appear
28.—(1)  Every person who intends to appear on the hearing of a winding up application shall serve on the applicant or his solicitor notice of his intention. The notice shall be signed by such person or by his solicitor and shall give the address of the person signing it and shall be served, or if sent by post shall be posted in such time as in the ordinary course of post to reach the address not later than 12 o’clock noon of the day previous to the day appointed for the hearing of the winding up application.
(2)  The notice may be in Form 8 set out in the First Schedule with such variations as circumstances may require.
(3)  A person who has failed to comply with this rule shall not, without special leave of the Court, be allowed to appear at the hearing of the winding up application.