I do not think that the male person here is a client.
The client is the first woman, who came to Polly and told her she wasn't co-habiting with the man in question.
I think Polly has an obligation to tell her client what she has found out (as it is potentially to her advantage as regards the case, which is the matter she hasked for help on), and it is then for the client to tell Polly whether she wants her to run this argument or not. As the client has told Polly that the man doesn't live with her, I am not sure why it would be that she would be upset to hear about this other woman. Unless she has lied to Polly, and does in fact (think) she is living with this man. In which case, at least Polly's work would be done!
The man may have believed that he was talking to Polly in confidence. Did she tell him he was? If she did, she has a problem. If she didn't, then he made a mistake.
Even if the man doesn't give the address, the conversation he had with Polly is evidence she can submit to the tribunal. As might be the client's reaction to this news. Presumably, she might want him to stop using her house as a postal address, given the trouble he has caused and the apparant availability of an alternative address? There are always post office boxes.....
Having said this, I doubt he will be pleased to find out that she has spilled the beans. Can Polly talk to her supervisor about this? She might need some support.
(Sorry, just realised that Steve has already addressed the "who is the client" issue).
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