Two leading attorneys and a fast-growing environmental movement today raised their cry and strengthened their call for legislation that would effectively end closed door deal-making between governments and private developers.

"For far too long, we have been the unwitting and uninformed victims of decisions made by various governments who have locked the public out of the decision-making process," said Fred Smith, QC, managing partner at Callenders law firm, Grand Bahama, and outspoken environmentalist...