Over a year has passed since a young lawyer was fatally struck by a vehicle during the early hours of a weekend morning, yet the accused individual has not yet entered any pleas.

He is accused of running over 28-year-old lawyer Mitch East, who had been on the road, and failing to stop to help.

The 65-year-old faced Central Local Court today, when his matter was adjourned for a case conference later in July.

Kokotatsios remained silent as he walked out of the courthouse flanked by his lawyer.

He has been on bail under strict conditions to report to police daily and not approach any international point of departure.

His alleged victim East graduated from Harvard Law School in 2022, according to his LinkedIn profile.

At the time of his death, he worked at Sydney law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler after beginning his legal career in his native New Zealand.

An email sent to the firm’s employees after his passing depicted East as an exceptionally skilled lawyer and a cherished and important part of the firm, whose absence would be profoundly mourned.