Vilas, we're saying the same thing.
gums, the A320 is a very conventional design, no HAL. Although the FBW has hard limits at the envelope's edges.
The raising of the gear and retraction of speed-brakes at 5 NM on the first approach, is consistent with crew wanting to put the gear down but not realizing it already was. So the handle was just moved the other way.
The G/A gear flick DN and UP identically so.
It has happened before (*). If it was not for the overspeed clacker, they would hear and see the ECAM warning. If it was not for the high speed, the GPWS would have told them as well.